Recipe: Apple Stuffing

2 medium apples, cored, diced

1/3 cup diced onion

2 tablespoons butter

2 (6 ounce) boxes stuffing mix, prepared according to package directions

3 eggs, slightly beaten

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In large skillet, saute apple and onion in butter over medium heat until tender.  In large bowl, combine prepared stuffing, apple mixture, and eggs. Mix well.  Pour into greased 13x9 inch baking dish. bake 30 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

The stuffing is savory, with just a hint of the apple sweetness.  I don't like dry stuffing, and by adding the apple that problem is avoided.  My son Tyler, was never a fan of stuffing until I created this recipe, now he loves it!  I am sure it is the addition of the apple that he likes more than the stuffing.

Tyler was allergic to apples when he was a little boy.  When he was five, we attended a Fall Harvest party at our church.  All of the kids were given a bag full of candy with an apple thrown in to make the adults feel better about the sugar overload.  When I realized there was an apple in the bag, I began looking for my son to make sure he didn't eat the apple.  I found him hiding in a corner, munching on the apple as quickly as he could.  I took the apple away from him and told him to eat the candy.  As I turned to throw the apple away, I caught  another mom looking at me in horror, for encouraging my son to eat candy instead of the nutritious apple.  I explained to her, that in a few minutes he would begin to get sick from eating the apple.  I couldn't have her thinking I was a bad mother or a candy pusher now could I.