Baked Apples

This simple yet classic fall dessert for baked apples brings together tender apples with brown sugar, cinnamon and spices, walnuts and oats.  There’s nothing quite like the smell of apples and spices baking in your kitchen.  It’s the perfect dessert for holidays or a cozy after dinner treat.  Delicious served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or maybe just a drizzle of honey.  This easy and timeless recipe is one that never goes out of style.

Ingredients needed to make Baked Apples:

• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• pinch of salt
• 3-4 large apples (sweet apples are best such as Gala, Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious, or Rome Beauty).   I used 3 apples so I could pack more filling inside.
• Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, optional

How to make Baked Apples:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Core each apple, using an apple corer, paring knife or melon baller, taking care to leave the bottom intact.  Leave about 1-1/2 inches in the bottom of the apple.

• In a medium bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, walnuts, oats, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice and salt.

• Place the cored apples in a baking dish lined with parchment paper.  Spoon the filling into each apple, packing it in gently.

• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the apples are tender to your liking and the filling is golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and cool about 5 minutes before serving.

• Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and/or a drizzle of honey or caramel over the top.

Notes:

• Add some raisens or cranberries to your filling.  May substitute pecans for the walnuts.  A little orange zest would also be a great addition.
• You can add a little water to the bottom of the pan to help apples steam if desired.

Other fall desserts to bake:

Pumpkin Crunch Cake

Baked Mini Pumpkin Donuts

Cinnamon Roll Apple Cobbler

Easy Apple Crisp

Grandma’s Fresh Apple Cake

Baked Apples

LeAnn

This simple yet classic fall dessert for baked apples brings together tender apples with brown sugar, cinnamon and spices, walnuts and oats. 

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Servings 3

Calories 342 kcal

Equipment

• 1 8 x 8 baking dish or round pie pan

Ingredients

  

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• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• pinch salt
• 3-4 large apples (sweet apples are best such as Gala, Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious, or Rome Beauty).   I used 3 apples so I could pack more filling inside.
• Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, optional 

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Core each apple, using an apple corer, paring knife or melon baller, taking care to leave the bottom intact. Leave about 1-1/2 inches in the bottom of the apple.
• In a medium bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, walnuts, oats, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice and salt.
• Place the cored apples in a baking dish lined with parchment paper.  Spoon the filling into each apple, packing it in gently.  
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the apples are tender to your liking and the filling is golden brown. 
• Remove from the oven and cool about 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and/or a drizzle of honey or caramel over the top.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 3gFat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 21mgPotassium: 353mgFiber: 7gSugar: 39gIron: 1mg

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