| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup oats
- 3/4 cup flour
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, diced
- 4 Braeburn apples (Fuji will substitute)
- 4 teaspoons honey
Instructions
- In a bowl combine all the dry ingredients and diced butter. Rub mixture briskly between finger tips until it forms small moist clumps in a loose sandy mixture. Refrigerate while preparing the apples.
- Cut a small layer off the bottom of each apple to create a flat, stable bottom surface. With a small paring knife, cut a cylindrical cone out of the top of the apple, moving about 1-inch outside of the core, similar to removing the top of a pumpkin when carving a Jack O’Lantern. Remove the top and discard. With a melon baller or a teaspoon, remove the remaining core and seeds taking care not to puncture the base of the apple.
- Place apples on a baking sheet or pie dish and fill each center with a teaspoon of honey. Spoon in mixture, packing lightly until heaped and overflowing over sides of the apples.
- Bake in oven at 350 degrees on the top or middle rack for 40 minutes or until filling is golden brown and the tip of a paring knife can be inserted into the side of the apple with little or no resistance. Let apples stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 659 |
| Total Fat | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Carbohydrates | 105 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 8 g |
| Sugar | 60 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 61 mg |
| Sodium | 46 mg |
Reviews
This recipe is amazing. It has been a favorite of mine for years, and is always wonderful and impressive. I love how the apples turn golden after baking. In place of oats, you can definitely use granola or even some cereals, like Honey Bunches of Oats, instead, and it is still wonderful : )
I have made these several times and they have always been a big hit. My 13 year old nephew wanted these for his birthday instead of cake! How could I say No? When I make them just for us, I make the whole topping recipe and use what I need for just 2 apples and freeze the rest for the next time. And the stuff that falls over the top of the apples and cooks in the bottom of the pie pan… Save it for topping on ice cream the next day! This is recipe is staying in my recipe box forever!
I’ve made this a few times for my boyfriend and it always goes over well. Add some dulce de leche ice cream and you are set.
this dish is always a hit. I like doing this with big braeburn apples – really tasty.
These baked apples are incredibility good. The filling and topping sure make it one of the best recipes I’ve tried na long time.
These turned out great and with a little ice cream where a perfect end to our meal.
We tried this last night. I only made 2 apples for myself and my husband, so I halved the topping ingredients. I packed the stuff in there as tightly as I could, had lots spilling out, and still had about half of the topping left over. The topping hardened quite a bit in the oven. Down toward the bottom where the honey was, it was moist and gooey, but from about midway up the apple, it was a hard block. Not too hard to eat, but I had to just take it off the apple and break it up with my fork. The topping that spilled out onto the pan was good – thin and crunchy. This recipe tasted good, but I think that I prefer a good apple crisp recipe where the ingredients mix together a little more. I think I’ll use that leftover topping to make some tonight…
I thought the topping would melt more, but I’m glad it didn’t. It was SO yummy! Thanks Alton!