Health Geeks: Delightfully Baked Apples

Baked apples topped with oats, cinnamon and a touch of brown sugar. Easy to make and a great way to use up those apples this Fall! They are like little individual apple crisps without all the added fuss of cutting and peeling the apples. A simple, light dessert for a cool autumn evening, serve this a la mode for an extra special treat!

This recipe was originally posted in 2010. Since so many of you will be going apple picking this Fall, I thought I would re-share this from the archives. You can use any type of apples you wish! To make this dairy-free, you can use coconut oil in place of butter.

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Delightfully Baked Apples

5 Smart Points 153 calories

Total Time: 30 minutes

Baked apples topped with oats, cinnamon and brown sugar. Like little individual apple crisps without all the added fuss of cutting and peeling the apples. A simple dessert for a cool autumn evening, serve this a la mode for an extra special treat!

Ingredients:

2 large apples, cut in half
2 tbsp butter, melted
2 tbsp brown sugar, unpacked
2 tbsp all purpose or gluten-free flour
4 tbsp quick oats*
pinch of cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Cut apples in half and remove core and seeds with a small pairing knife or spoon.
In a small bowl combine butter, brown sugar, flour, oats and cinnamon. Spoon on top of the apple halves and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Place on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream if desired.

*check labels for gluten-free.