Healthy Baked Apples

eye level view of healthy baked apple cut in half topped with yogurt

5 from 1 vote

Healthy Baked Apples are cozy and comforting with tender baked apples, oats, maple syrup, raisins, pecans, and warm apple pie spices. Wholesome, easy recipe that tastes like warm apple crisp.

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 208kcal

Author: Cara Lanz

Ingredients

2 apples
¼ cup old fashioned oats
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoons raisins
1 tablespoons pecans
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ginger
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons coconut oil
¾ cup water

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375.
Make the oat crumble. In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, maple syrup, raisins, pecans, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Add the coconut oil and stir until combined.
Halve and core the apples. Cut each apple in half from the stem to blossom end. Use a spoon to scoop out the core and seeds, creating a well. Make a v-shaped cut with a paring knife to cut out the blossom.
Fill the apple halves. Place the apples skin-side-down in a baking dish. Divide the topping among the apples, lightly packing it into the well and mounding it on top of the apples.
Pour ¾ cup water into the baking dish and cover it with aluminum foil.
Bake, serve, enjoy! Bake the apples covered for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 10-30 more minutes or until the apples are fork-tender.
Serve warm with a dollop of yogurt and a drizzle of maple syrup.

Notes

Bake time will vary depending on the size and variety of the apples.

Be careful not to overbake, as it can cause the apple skins to split.

If you choose to omit the raisins or pecans, substitute with an equal amount of oats.

Gala, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, and Honey Crisp apples hold their shape well when baked.

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