Stuffed baked apples with cinnamon! This easy, cozy recipe will warm your home and fill it with sweet smelling goodness.
Oven baked apples are perfect for breakfast or as a healthier dessert. Top with vanilla ice cream or swirl of cool whip if desired!
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Ingredients:
- Apples: choose a crisp, tart varietal! I like to use Pink Lady apples.
- Whole grain oats: hearty and delicious.
- Cold, unsalted butter: cut into oats for a yummy, crumbly filling.
- Gluten free flour: regular flour will work too, if you're not gluten free.
- Cinnamon, cloves & salt: cozy, autumnal spices!
- Vanilla extract: pure vanilla extract is best but imitation will work.
- Brown sugar: just a touch of sweetness.
- Pecans: for a bit of crunch!
Making Stuffed Baked Apples With Cinnamon - A Quick Overview:
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- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Rinse and dry apples. Slice the very top of the apple off and core using a serrated spoon. Place apples in a baking dish (a baking sheet will also work).
- Measure oats into a small mixing bowl. Cut cold, unsalted butter into small cubes and add to oats. Combine with a pastry cutter until crumbly.
- Stir in gluten free flour, spices, salt, brown sugar, vanilla extract & chopped pecans.
- Stuff apples, pack filling down so you can fit as much as possible!
- Cover with foil and bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Allow to cool and serve with toppings like whip cream, ice cream, cinnamon or caramel drizzle, if desired!
HANDY TIPS:
- Use a serrated spoon: You can use a regular spoon to core your apples, but I have found that a serrated (or grapefruit) spoon works nicely for coring apples and scooping out some of the flesh to turn it into a little "boat."
- Air fryer: you can also make Air Fryer Baked Apples instead of firing up the oven.
Stuffed Baked Apples With Cinnamon
Stuffed baked apples with cinnamon! This easy, cozy recipe will warm your home and fill it with sweet smelling goodness. Oven baked apples are perfect for breakfast or as a healthier dessert. Top with vanilla ice cream or swirl of cool whip if desired!
Servings: 6
Calories: 315kcal
Ingredients
- 6 medium apples *see note below
- 1 & ¼ cups whole grain oats
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter *cold from the refrigerator
- ¼ cup gluten free flour *see note below
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¾ tespoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract *pure is best, imitation will work!
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar *dark or light
- ¼ cup chopped pecans *roasted/salted *see note below
Recipe notes:
Apples: choose a crisp, tart variety to compliment sweet filling. I like using pink lady apples! Gluten free flour: I like to use Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-1 Baking Flour. Regular all-purpose flour will also work in this recipe if you don't have a gluten intolerance. Pecans: at the store, look for pecans that are already roasted/salted. Packaging should specify! Buy whole nuts and chop them up or look for pecan "pieces." These work nicely and save a little time since you won't need to cut them up by hand.Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Rinse and dry apples. Slice the very top of the apple off and core using a serrated spoon. Place apples in a baking dish. (*Tip: if apples are wobbly, you can also cut a little bit off the bottom to make them stable)!
- Measure oats into a small mixing bowl. Cut cold, unsalted butter into small cubes and add to oats. Combine with a pastry cutter until crumbly. (*Tip: keep butter in the refrigerator until you're ready to use, this will make it easier to cut into oats).
- Stir in gluten free flour, ground cloves, ground cinnamon, salt, brown sugar, vanilla extract & chopped pecans.
- Stuff apples, pack filling down so you can fit as much as possible!
- Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake 35-40 minutes, until apples are tender.
- Allow to cool and serve with toppings like whip cream, ice cream, cinnamon or caramel drizzle, if desired!
Nutrition
Serving: 1stuffed apple (toppings not included) | Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 3.5g | Fat: 14g | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 23.5g
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Karen says
It’s so clever how you stuffed the apples, what a nice presentation …I have not seen that before. What a great idea;I can’t wait to give it a try!
stacey_olson says
Thank you, Karen! I hope you enjoy! They are super tasty if I do say so myself. <3
Leslie Watkins says
Looks amazing! My husband loves baked apples so a new variation is always welcome!
stacey_olson says
Thank you, Leslie!
Renae Frey says
This sounds amazing! I can’t wait to try it!
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Perfect for the season!