Baked Apples with Cinnamon Oat Crisp Filling
Making Baked Apples
Here in Michigan, fall means fresh apples, cider mills and cozy desserts. These baked apples are stuffed with a simple cinnamon oat crisp filling made from butter, brown sugar, oats and flour. They bake until tender and caramelized, creating a mini apple crisp inside each apple. This is an easy dessert you can make any time you pick up fresh apples.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Easy to customize with nuts or raisins
- Simple ingredients you already have
- Perfect for apple season
- Tastes like a personal apple crisp
- Great with ice cream or whipped cream
Ingredients for Baked Apples
- 1 cup soft butter
- 4 large baking apples
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
Best Apples for Baking
Choose apples that soften well in the oven. Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji and Honeycrisp all work beautifully. Use the baking apples available in your region or whatever you pick up at your local cider mill or grocery store.
How to Make Stuffed Baked Apples
- Preheat your oven to 375 F.
- Mix the Crisp Filling. Combine oats, cinnamon, flour, brown sugar and soft butter in a bowl until crumbly.
- Prepare the Apples. Cut about one quarter off the top of each apple. Use a spoon or knife to core the apple, leaving about half an inch at the bottom so the filling stays inside. If an apple does not stand upright, slice a thin piece off the bottom to level it.
- Stuff the Apples. Pack each apple with the crisp mixture. Fill to the top and mound slightly above the rim.
- Bake. Arrange the apples in an 8 by 8 baking dish. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the apples are fork tender. Larger apples may need extra time.
Serving Suggestions
Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream. These baked apples are also delicious on their own.
Variations
- Use half the sugar for a lighter dessert
- Add chopped pecans for crunch
- Mix in raisins
- Drizzle maple syrup into the filling and reduce the brown sugar
We are always looking for ways to make apple something recipes. Be it pie, crisp, apple butter or jam.
Can You Use Less Sugar
Yes. Reduce the brown sugar by half and adjust the amount of filling you pack into each apple. This works especially well if you plan to top the apples with ice cream.
Can You Substitute White Sugar for Brown Sugar
You can. Brown sugar adds molasses flavor, so white sugar will taste lighter. Add extra cinnamon or nutmeg if you want more flavor.
Storage and Freezing
Baked apples freeze well. Store them in a freezer container and thaw in the refrigerator. Reheat in the oven until warm.
Baked Apples with Cinnamon Oat Crisp Filling
Equipment
- spoon
Ingredients
- ¼ cup oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup soft butter
- 4 large baking apples (granny smith, gala, fuji)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- To prepare topping, mix the ingredients in a bowl.
- Using a knife, cut off the top of the apple, about 1/4 slice off.
- Then cut out core down to about ½ inch from apple bottom. (this worked well using a spoon) If your apples don't stand up, remove a thin slice from bottom of apple to flatten the bottom, so it stands up.
- Pack the apples to the top, with a little rounding outside of the apple.
- Repeat with remaining apples, and arrange in a 8×8 pan.
- Bake the apples for 30-35 minutes, or until apples are fork tender.
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