Stuffed Spiced Nut Apples

🎄 As the holiday leftovers start piling up, it’s the perfect time to turn those ingredients into something warm, comforting, and deeply nourishing.

🍎 These Easy Baked Apples bring all the cozy holiday vibes back into your home — without the heaviness of another big feast.

✨ From a TCM perspective, this recipe is a wintertime gem. Apples help generate body fluids and gently moisten dryness, which is common during cold, windy months. Warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg support yang energy, boost circulation, and help the body stay warm from the inside out. Nuts and oats strengthen the spleen and provide grounding energy, while a touch of honey nourishes and harmonizes.

It’s a simple, wholesome dessert or snack that keeps the holiday spirit alive while supporting your body through the deepest yin season of the year.

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Stuffed Spiced Nut Apples

INGREDIENTS

1. 4 apples (Honeycrisp, Fuji, or your favorite variety)

2. ½ cup oats (spleen-strengthening, grounding)

3. ¼ cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, or almonds — warming and yang-supportive)

4. 2–3 tbsp brown sugar or maple syrup

5. 1 tsp cinnamon (warms yang, moves qi)

6. Pinch of nutmeg, cardamon or clove (warming, disperses cold)

7. 2 tbsp olive or coconut oil

8. Optional: raisins or dried cranberries (blood-nourishing, gently warming)

9. ½ cup water for baking

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. Core the apples, leaving the bottoms intact to create a little “cup.”

3. In a bowl, mix oats, nuts, sugar/maple syrup, cinnamon, and spices until crumbly.

4. Stuff each apple generously with the oat mixture and drizzle the oil on top.

5. Place apples in a baking dish and pour water into the bottom to keep them moist.

6. Bake for 35–45 minutes, until the apples are soft and the filling is golden and fragrant.

7. Serve warm — on their own or with a spoonful of yogurt for extra creaminess. Enjoy!

   photo and recipe inspiration to The Mediterranean Dish