Festive Fruit & Hazelnut Stuffing
This recipe is taken from the 2017 Milk Calendar. A great stuffing makes every festive meal better. Updated with fresh fall fruit, this recipe is a soon-to-be holiday favourite.
- Prep: 20 min
- Cooking: 48 min
Ingredients
- 7 cups (1.75 L) Italian, sourdough or white bread cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes, about ½ loaf
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup (250 mL) milk
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
- 2 onions chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 apple unpeeled and diced
- 1 ripe pear unpeeled and diced
- 2/3 cup (150 mL) hazelnuts coarsely chopped, a 100 g pkg
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tsp (10 mL) dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
- Freshly ground pepper
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Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). To dry out bread, place on a large baking sheet and bake for 15 min, stirring once. Butter a 10-inch (25 cm) casserole dish. In a large bowl, whisk eggs with milk. Add bread and stir.
Meanwhile,in a large frying pan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onions with celery until tender, about 3 min. Stir in fruit, hazelnuts, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Add to bread mixture; stir to combine. Pour into prepared dish. Bake about 45 min or until puffed and hot in centre.
Tips
Use day-old bread, if you can. It’s even better.
Let your children cut the bread into cubes. If they’re too young for a knife, they can help by tearing bread into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces.
Remove an Italian sausage from casing and cook along with onion and celery.
Nutritional information
Per serving| Energy: | 281 Calories |
| Protein: | 7 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 25 g |
| Fat: | 18 g |
| Fibre: | 3.8 g |
| Sodium: | 257 mg |
Top 5 Nutrients
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 10 % / 107 mg |
| Folate: | 28 % |
| Selenium: | 23 % |
| Vitamin E: | 23 % |
| Thiamin: | 18 % |
