Description
These delicious baked apples are a perfect fall dessert, filled with a sweet and nutty mixture of brown sugar, oats, and spices. Easy to make and satisfying to eat!
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients:
- 4 large baking apples (such as Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, or Fuji)
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup raisins or dried cranberries (optional)
- 1/2 cup apple cider or water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a baking dish.
- Prepare the apples: Core the apples, leaving the bottom intact. Create a hollow center.
- Make the filling: In a bowl, mix brown sugar, nuts, oats, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and raisins (if using).
- Stuff the apples: Fill each apple with the mixture, pack tightly.
- Bake: Place apples in the dish, pour cider/water in, cover with foil, and bake for 20 minutes. Then bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes until tender.
- Serve: Enjoy warm alone or with ice cream/whipped cream.
Notes
- Drizzle with caramel for an extra treat.
- Best fresh, but can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 baked apple
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
