Easy Baked Apples
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Easy Baked Apples
Description
This recipe calls for large baking apples carefully cored and hollowed to create space for a filling made from old fashioned oats, chopped pecans, dried fruit like raisins or cranberries, coconut sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and melted butter. The filling combines a range of textures from chewy dried fruit, crunchy nuts, and soft oats. Baking the apples upright in apple cider or juice allows the fruit to cook through gently, absorbing moisture without bursting.
The apples become softened but retain their shape, with the filling developing a lightly caramelized coating. The warm spices complement the natural sweetness of the fruit. Lemon juice is used on the apple tops to prevent cracking during baking. These baked apples serve well as a light dessert or warm breakfast treat.
Baked apples can be prepared ahead and refrigerated, reheated easily in the microwave or oven. Using an appropriately sized baking dish keeps the apples stable. Basting the apples periodically with the cooking liquid helps develop a tender texture and adds flavor.
Ingredients
- 4 apple large, baking variety
- 1/3 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup pecans chopped
- 1/4 cup raisin roughly chopped, or dried cranberries or other dried fruit
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons butter melted, or ghee
- 3/4 cup apple cider or apple juice
- 1/2 lemon cut into wedges
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375F. Add the oats, chopped pecans, dried fruit, coconut sugar, cinnamon nutmeg, and melted butter to a bowl. Then mix that together until it's well combined.
- Using a melon baller or paring knife, core the tops of the apples. Then scoop out some of the apple, so that you have a cavity about an inch and a half wide. Just make sure you don't core through the bottom of the apple.
- Remove about 1/2" of the skin around the top. This helps to prevent the apple skin from bursting when baking. Transfer your apples to a baking dish, standing them upright, and if they wobble you can slice a little bit off the bottom to make them more stable. Then squeeze the lemon over the top edge of the apple.
- Then stuff the apples with the cinnamon oat mixture.
- Pour the apple cider or apple juice into the bottom of the pan.
- Bake the apples for 45-60 minutes, basting a couple of times throughout with the liquid from the pan. The apples are done when they're tender when pierced with a fork.
- Spoon the syrupy liquid from the pan over the apples before serving. You can also top them with a scoop of ice cream, whipped cream, caramel sauce, or a dash of cinnamon.
Notes
- Store baked apples in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in a container.
- Reheat individual apples in the microwave for about one minute before serving.
- Prepare apples 1–2 days in advance and warm in the oven at 350°F for 10 minutes before serving.
- Use an 8" x 8" baking dish for 4 apples, or a larger dish if doubling the recipe.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 293 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 293kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 74mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 296mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin A | 273IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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