Description
Elegant baked apples fanned open, filled with a crunchy oat-nut topping and drizzled with caramel, offering a warm, comforting dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large apples
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional) — walnuts, pecans, or almonds
- 1/4 cup butter
- Caramel sauce for drizzling
- Vanilla ice cream (for serving, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Core the apples and slice them into thin sections without cutting all the way through.
- In a bowl, mix brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, and nuts if using.
- Rub the butter into the mixture until it clumps slightly.
- Stuff the mixture into the sliced apples.
- Place the apples in a baking dish and dot with butter.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until the apples are tender.
- Drizzle with caramel sauce and serve warm, optionally with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Choose firm apples for the best texture; prepare the oat-nut filling ahead for quick baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed apple
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg