Healthy Baked Apples with Cinnamon and Oat Filling
Healthy baked apples stuffed with a cinnamon, oat and walnut filling and baked until soft and juicy. No butter and no refined sugar, just a touch of maple syrup. A cozy vegan, gluten-free dessert, breakfast or snack I'd be happy with any day!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 167kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 6 medium-large apples*
- ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats look for certified gluten-free if needed
- ⅓ cup walnuts
- 2 tablespoons flax seeds
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch fine grain sea salt
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Instructions
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare apples. Wash and core. I find it easiest to do with a grapefruit spoon. If you don't have one, a knife works well too. Place in glass or ceramic baking dish.
- Place oats, nuts, flax, cinnamon and salt in coffee grinder, blender or food processor and pulse until well mixed and crumbly. It's OK if some of the oats are still whole.
- Transfer mixture to a small bowl. Pour in the maple syrup and stir until well combined.
- Evenly distribute oat mixture into apple cavities and then pour in water to ¼" up the side of baking dish.
- Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until apples are soft. If your apples are bigger, cooking time will be longer. Baked apples are finished when you can easily stick a fork into them.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Notes
APPLES: the larger the apple, the more filling you can squish inside. There is enough filling for 6 large apples. If your apples are smaller, you may not need so much.
Apples can be made ahead and kept in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Serve them cold, bring them to room temperature OR gently heat in a 325°F oven for 15 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1apple | Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 26mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 23g