Description
Baked Apples Feta Honey Cranberries is a delightful dessert featuring tender baked apples stuffed with a sweet and savory filling of feta cheese, cranberries, and spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 medium apples (such as Honeycrisp or Gala)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, divided
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F and lightly grease a baking dish.
- Carefully core each apple, leaving approximately 1/2 inch of the base intact to hold the filling.
- In a small bowl, mix feta cheese, dried cranberries, ground cinnamon, and vanilla extract until evenly combined.
- Arrange the cored apples in the prepared baking dish and fill each apple cavity with the feta mixture, pressing gently.
- Drizzle honey over each stuffed apple and place a small portion of butter on top of each.
- Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the apples are tender.
- Remove foil and bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes until the tops are golden.
- Allow apples to cool slightly, then garnish with chopped fresh mint if desired. Serve warm.
Notes
- Any variety of tart apple can work for this recipe.
- Ensure to adjust baking time depending on the size of the apples.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 apple
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 15mg