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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. When the apples bake, they form a sauce (no extra steps needed!). It's caramel flavored deliciousness and you can spoon it across the apples after they've baked!

If you're on the hunt for perfect apple recipes, you must give this one a try!

Baked apples with oatmeal in a large pan.

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Ingredients
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More Delicious Dessert Recipes to Try
Tips for Making this Recipe
Baked Apples with Oatmeal

This baked apples with oatmeal recipe is perfect for feeding a crowd! Or do some meal prep and eat these apples throughout the week. This recipe makes eight servings.

The baked apples with oatmeal make a delicious breakfast if you're looking for a fun oatmeal recipe that's not overnight oats.

The apples are wonderful on their own but can also be topped with whipped cream or a scoop of 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.

Ingredients

You'll need a few standard produce and pantry ingredients for this recipe.

Produce and Wet Ingredients

4 fresh apples - Apples will need to be halved and cored. Some excellent baking apple varieties include Jonagold, Braeburn, Granny Smith (if you like tart apples), Pink Lady, and Honeycrisp apples.
¾ cup water
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Dry Ingredients

½ cup pecans - The pecans should be roughly chopped. If you have whole pecans on hand, you can place them in a bag or towel and roll over them with a rolling pin to break them up.
½ cup old fashioned oats - Use old-fashioned rolled oats. Steel cut oats will not work in this recipe. Quick oats should work if needed.
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon cardamom
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons corn starch

Instructions

First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Next, place the cored and halved apples in a 9x13 baking dish.

Then, make the filling. To do this, combine the chopped pecans, oats, sugar, melted butter, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt in a medium bowl and stir until fully combined.

Next, scoop the oat filling on top of each apple. The oat mixture will sit on top of the apples a bit.

In a small bowl, mix the water, cornstarch, and lemon juice together until the corn starch is fully dissolved. Pour it over the apples.

Bake the apples for 20 to 25 minutes or until they are tender, the sauce has thickened and the apple/oatmeal mixture is golden brown.

Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

More Delicious Dessert Recipes to Try

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Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Covered Dates - these wonderful little treats are easy to make and perfect for sharing.
Chocolate Dipped Bananas - a fantastic, simple recipe that's easy to make and fun to decorate.

Tips for Making this Recipe

Equipment Tips - I find an apple corer incredibly helpful when making this recipe, but you can also use a knife. Just cut out any woody bits and seeds from the center.
Cooking Tips - Test the doneness of the apples before removing them from the oven. You want tender apples. If they aren't fork-tender, let them bake for another 5 minutes and check again.
Sauce Tips - If your sauce becomes too thick, add a tablespoon of hot water, and it will loosen up.
Serving Ideas - The apples are delicious on their own, but they'd be wonderful served with whipped cream, a dollop of yogurt, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This baked apple recipe is perfectly sweet, but if you prefer extra sweetness, add a drizzle of maple syrup on top of the apples.
Diet/Allergy Options - You can replace the butter with coconut oil for a vegan option.

Whether you're looking for a sweet treat or a yummy breakfast recipe, these baked apples with oatmeal are the perfect way to capture the flavors of apple pie without all the work. We hope you enjoy these wonderful baked apples!