Baked Cinnamon Apples

baked cinnamon apple topped with ice cream and caramel sauce

5 from 1 vote

Baked Cinnamon Apples filled with cinnamon oat crumble with pecans and cranberries are baked until tender. Delicious with a scoop of ice cream and caramel sauce for comforting fall dessert or with a dollop of Greek yogurt for a cozy breakfast treat.

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 303kcal

Author: Cara Lanz

Ingredients

4 apples
¼ cup old fashioned oats
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons softened butter
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
2 tablespoons chopped pecans
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ginger
1 pinch salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375.
Make the oat filling. In a small bowl, stir the oats, flour, brown sugar, pecans, cranberries, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Add the softened butter and mix it in with two knives, a pastry blender, or clean hands.
Prep the apples. Cut the tops off the apples. If needed, slice a little off the bottom so they sit upright.
With a sharp paring knife, cut around the core about ¾ of the way into the apple. Use a spoon or grapefruit spoon to dig out the core and seeds to create a well.
Score the skin 4-5 times around the circumference of each apple.
Fill the apples. Place the apples in a baking dish. Lightly pack the oat mixture into the apples and into a mound on top.
Pour ¾ cup warm water into the baking dish. Cover with foil.
Bake and serve warm. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 10-30 more minutes or until tender.
Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and chopped pecans.

Notes

Choose a good baking apple. For best results, choose a crisp, firm apple that will hold its shape during baking. I like Gala, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, and Granny Smith.
Don't scoop all the way through. Create a well in the apple to hold the filling.
Check baking time. Bake time will vary depending on the size and variety of apples.
Customize the mix-ins. The dried cranberries or pecans may be swapped out with your favorite nuts and dried fruit or omitted.
Don't let those apple tops go to waste. Snack on them or chop them up, toss them in lemon juice, and store them in the fridge to stir into your morning oatmeal or yogurt.

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