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Baked Apples with Oatmeal

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These baked apples with oatmeal are a dessert recipe everyone will love. The spices, oats, nuts, and sugar combine for a delicious filling, and the apples become even sweeter while they bake.

The best part of this recipe is the sauce - it's caramel flavored deliciousness and you can spoon it across the apples after they've baked!

baked apples with oatmeal in a white baking dish

Why You Should Make This Recipe

This baked apple recipe is perfect for feeding a crowd! It makes to 4 to 8 servings, depending on how many apple halves each person wants.

It's wonderful on it's own, but it can be topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for a decadent dessert!

If you love cozy recipes and baked goods - this is the stuffed apple recipe for you. It makes your kitchen smell amazing and is an incredibly crowd pleasing dessert.

baked apple ingredients on a baking sheet

Ingredients for Baked Apples

Here's what you'll need to make this recipe.

  • 4 apples, halved and cored*
  • ½ cup pecans, roughly chopped
  • ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¾ cup water
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

*Excellent baking apple varieties include Jonagold, Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Granny Smith, and Pink Lady. 

cored apples on a cutting board
apples with oatmeal in a baking dish

How to Make Baked Apples with Oatmeal

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 
  2. Place the apples in a 9x13 baking dish. 
  3. To make the filling, combine the pecans, oats, sugar, butter, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt in a bowl and stir till fully combined. 
  4. Portion the filling out between the apples. 
  5. Mix the water, corn starch, and lemon juice together until the corn starch is fully dissolved. Pour it over the apples. 
  6. Bake the apples for 20 to 25 minutes or until they are tender and the sauce has thickened. 
  7. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. 
closeup of baked apple topped with oatmeal and nuts mixture

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two baked apples in a bowl with a spoon

Tips for Making this Recipe

  • I find an apple corer incredibly helpful when making this recipe, but you can also use a knife, just make sure to cut out any woody bits and seeds from the center.
  • Test the doneness of the apple before removing them from the oven. If they aren't fork-tender, let them bake for another 5 minutes and check again.
  • If your sauce becomes too thick, add a tablespoon of hot water to it and it will loosen up.
  • The apples are delicious on their own, but they'd be wonderful served with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

We hope you enjoy these wonderful baked apples!

Yield: 4 to 8 servings

Baked Apples with Oatmeal

Baked Apples with Oatmeal

These baked apples are stuffed with oatmeal, brown sugar, nuts, and spices. They're stewed in a delicious sauce.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 apples, halved and cored*
  • ½ cup pecans, roughly chopped
  • ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¾ cup water
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 
  2. Place the apples in a 9x13 baking dish. 
  3. To make the filling, combine the pecans, oats, sugar, butter, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt in a bowl and stir till fully combined. 
  4. Portion the filling out between the apples. 
  5. Mix the water, corn starch, and lemon juice together until the corn starch is fully dissolved. Pour it over the apples. 
  6. Bake the apples for 20 to 25 minutes or until they are tender and the sauce has thickened. 
  7. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. 

Notes

*Excellent baking apple varieties include Jonagold, Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Granny Smith, and Pink Lady. 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 210Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 183mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 4gSugar: 21gProtein: 2g

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Gary

Tuesday 6th of April 2021

You mentioned a Carmel sauce that you put on the apples after they bake but I do not see that in your recipe

Emily

Tuesday 6th of April 2021

Hi there! Sorry this wasn't clear - the apples release moisture that combines with the sugar to create a sauce while they bake. They're self-saucing :) When you pull them out of them the sauce will be a little loose, but it will harden up as it cools, making for a delightful caramel sauce you can drizzle on top of them!

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