Baked Stuffed Apples with Belgian Raspberry Beer
These Baked Stuffed Apples come with deliciously crunchy oat filling containing pecans and raisins. Then they are topped with a wonderfully syrupy Belgian Raspberry or cherry beer that adds an aromatic and fruity acidity. Enjoy as-is or with your favorite scoop of ice cream! This dessert is dairy-free.
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 242kcal
Equipment
- 8 x 11 baking dish.
Ingredients
- 4 Gala or Golden Delicious apples cored and cut lengthwise in half
- 1 tablespoon barley malt syrup or Unsulphured Blackstrap Molasses, or maple syrup (whatever you have on hand)
- 1 cup gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup maple syrup or barley malt syrup
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans 40 grams
- ¼ cup dark raisins about 40 grams
- ¾ cup Belgian Lindemans Framboise (raspberry lambic beer, plus 1 tablespoon, divided) 175 ml
- 8 pecan halves to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F/190 degrees C.
- Rub the apples' cut sides with the barley malt syrup (you can also use maple syrup or blackstrap molasses); reserve.
- In a small bowl, combine the oats, maple syrup, olive oil, pecans, and raisins.
- Spoon the oat filling evenly into the center and atop each apple half.
- Arrange the filled apple halves in a baking dish and pour ¾ cup of the beer around, but not over the apples.
- Then pour the remaining one tablespoon of the beer equally over the apples.
- Bake for 40 minutes o until the apples are soft, and the oat filling is slightly crunchy.
- Turn off the oven and let the apples sit for 10 minutes.
- Take the apples out of the oven, serve on individual plates with an extra drizzle of the syrupy raspberry beer on top and around each apple. Garnish with pecan halves. Enjoy!
Notes
Storage: Leftovers keep well, covered in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Recommended apples: see list in the post.
Nutrition
Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg