Vegan Baked Apples Recipe: Healthy Stuffed Sweet in Maple Spice Sauce

This recipe for vegan baked apples was originally shared with us by the people at Veg Paradise. We’ve adapted it a bit with some additional notes and updated instructions. Nonetheless, it remains a beloved autumn and winter treat that you can enjoy for breakfast or dessert.

Special Diet Notes: Vegan Baked Apples

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, optionally nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, plant-based, optionally paleo-friendly, and vegetarian.

Vegan Baked Apples with Maple Spice Sauce

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

60 mins

Total time

1 hour 15 mins

Unlike other recipes, these stuffed apples have a sweet, spiced sauce and use only maple syrup for added sweetness.

Author: Veg Paradise

Serves: 6 servings

Ingredients

2 cups unsweetened dairy-free milk beverage
6 tablespoons maple syrup
2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice, to taste
1 tablespoon carob powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 whole cloves
6 large baking apples, cored*
¾ cup golden raisins
½ cup black raisins (can sub dried blueberries or cranberries)
⅓ cup chopped pecans or other nuts (optional)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 325ºF.
Put the milk beverage, maple syrup, lemon juice, carob, vanilla, and cinnamon in a medium bowl, and whisk to combine.
Pour the mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish and add the whole cloves.
Put the cored apples in the baking dish and stuff each with the raisins and nuts (if using).
Sprinkle any remaining raisins or nuts around the bottom of the baking dish. Spoon some of the sauce over the apples.
Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 60 to 75 minutes, depending on the size of your apples.
Serve warm or cooled with the sauce. Store leftovers in an airtight conotainer in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Notes

*For a fun and pretty presentation, you can slice the tops off the apples, fill the centers and return the tops for baking.