Pressure-Cooker Cranberry Stuffed Apples

Name: Pressure-Cooker Cranberry Stuffed Apples
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 5 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 5 medium apples; 1/3 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed and chopped; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; Optional toppings: Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Cinnamon, nutmeg and walnuts add a homey autumn flavor to these stuffed apples. What a lovely old-fashioned treat! —Grace Sandvigen, Rochester, New York

Ingredients

5 medium apples
1/3 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed and chopped
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Optional toppings: Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Directions

Core apples, leaving bottoms intact. Peel top third of each apple. Place trivet insert and 1 cup water in a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Combine cranberries, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon and nutmeg; spoon into apples. Place apples on trivet.
Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 3 minutes. Quick-release pressure. If desired, serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Nutrition Facts

1 stuffed apple: 142 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 5mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 4g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fruit.