Apple Cranberry Stuffing
This best homemade stuffing recipe is studded with fresh apples, dried cranberries and thyme. Easy to make, this Apple Cranberry Stuffing is perfect to make for any meal, whether its a holiday or not!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 542kcal
Ingredients
- 6 TBSP Unsalted Butter plus more for baking dish
- 1 medium onion minced
- 2 TBSP minced fresh parsley
- 1 tsp dried thyme leaves
- ½ tsp Marjoram
- 1 small apple peeled and diced
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 1 loaf white bread cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/4-1/2 cup apple juice
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- ½ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Adjust the oven rack to the center position and preheat the oven to 300 F.
- Butter a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.
- Chop the onion, parsley, and apple. Measure out the dried thyme and marjoram and set aside.
- Spread the bread cubes in a single layer on a cookie sheet and place in the oven to 30 minutes to an hour to dry them out (do not let them get brown!).
- Let the bread cool completely. Alternatively, you could let your bread dry out the night before and skip this step.
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Heat the butter in a 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion and saute, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the parsley, sage, thyme, and marjoram, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the apple and cranberries and cook until the cranberries plump slightly and apple is slightly soft.
- Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl.
- Add the bread crumbs, stock, apple juice, eggs, and pepper to the onion/apple mixture.
- Toss gently to distribute the dry and wet ingredients evenly. You don't need all the bread to be soaked, but to be slightly moistened.
- Put the mixture in the prepared baking dish, and cover with foil.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove the foil and continue to bake for an additional 30 minutes longer, until golden on top.
- Cool 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 542kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 952mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 24g
