Oatmeal Stuffed Baked Apples

If only the smell of these oat­meal stuffed baked apples could come through the com­puter screen! While they were bak­ing, the smell of fall waft­ing through the house was absolutely divine. If you’re look­ing for the per­fect recipe for this time of year, this is it! These oat­meal stuffed baked apples have all the fla­vors of an apple crisp, but are health­ier (and eas­ier to make)! They’re great for dessert or even a fall breakfast!

Oat­meal Stuffed Baked Apples

Ingre­di­ents:

• 6 apples
• 1/2 C rolled oats (quick-cooking would prob­a­bly be fine. But, we have old-fashioned rolled.)
• 1/4 C brown sugar
• 1 t vanilla
• 1/2 t lemon juice
• 4 t maple syrup (divided into sep­a­rate 2t & 2t)
• 1 t cinnamon
• 2T but­ter (divide into two sep­a­rate 1T servings)
• 1/4 C water

Direc­tions:

1. Pre­heat the oven to 375.

2. Core the apples, scoop­ing out the seeds and mak­ing a hole for the oat­meal stuff­ing. Just be care­ful to NOT core all the way through the bot­tom! You just want to get the stem & the seeds. Then, place apples in an oven safe bak­ing dish.

2. In a small bowl, com­bine the oats, brown sugar, and cin­na­mon. Then add in 1T of but­ter (not melted) and work it all together with your fin­gers. Once the but­ter is mixed in, add the vanilla, lemon juice, and 2t of maple syrup. Stir to combine.

3. Fill each apple with the oat mix­ture. Really stuff each apple as much as you can and use up all of the oat mix­ture! Cut the remain­ing 1T of but­ter into small squares, plac­ing one square on the top of the oat­meal mix­ture on each apple. Then, driz­zle the tops of the apples with the remain­ing 2t of maple syrup.

4. Pour the water in the bot­tom of the bak­ing dish (NOT over the apples). Bake (uncov­ered) for about 30 min­utes or until the apples are soft & tender.

Enjoy the heav­enly smells while they bake. Then, remove from the oven and let cool for about 5 min­utes or so before serv­ing. They cer­tainly would be super del­ish with some ice cream or even a bit of whipped cream on top. But, we just had ours plain and they were great! Our left­overs kept in the fridge well for a few days too. 

ENJOY!

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