Juicy Baked Breakfast Apples are stuffed with oatmeal, topped with a drizzle of maple syrup and a dollop of whipped cream or yogurt for the coziest breakfast around!
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I love it when a healthy breakfast feels like a decadent treat! These baked breakfast apples are soft, sweet and warm — just break into one with your spoon and creamy oatmeal, raisins, and nuts come tumbling out. I don’t think you’ll ever want to leave the breakfast table!
I love baked apples, but they’ve always seemed at bit…well, tame, for dessert. It occurred to me that they might work even better for breakfast, and I was right! I stuffed my SweetTango apples with oatmeal and popped them in the oven. They become tender but still retain their juicy crunch, and the natural sweetness of the apple is perfect for the first meal of the day.
I lop off the top of the apples and scooped out the cores with a spoon. I scrape out a little more of the fruit to enlarge the openings just a bit.
TIP: a sprinkle of lemon juice on the cut apples prevents browning.
I fill the cavities with oats that have soaked in milk, along with some fruits and nuts to make it all interesting. A little water in the bottom of the pan and a cover of foil helps everything steam perfectly in 40 minutes. The apples come out softened, but not mushy, and the filling is nice and hot.
Top the baked breakfast apples with some whipped cream, clotted cream, whipped yogurt, or creme fraiche, along with a little brown sugar, honey or maple syrup. File this under fantasy B&B type breakfast recipes, along with my Bourbon Banana Butter, Cranberry Walnut Shortbread Bars, and Cardamom Crumb Cake.
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Baked Breakfast Apples
Ingredients
- 4 apples
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice, (about 1/2 lemon)
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup milk , (any kind of milk will work)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp chopped walnuts
- 2 Tbsp raisins
garnish
- brown sugar, maple syrup, or honey
- whipped cream, yogurt, creme fraiche, or half and half
Instructions
- set oven to 350°F
- Mix the oats, milk and cinnamon in a small bowl, and set aside for an hour. You can do this the night before if you like.
- Slice the top 1/4 off the apples and remove the core with a paring knife and a spoon. Widen the cavity just a bit so it can accommodate the oatmeal. Brush with lemon juice to prevent browning.
- Mix the oatmeal with the nuts and raisins and spoon it into the apples, pushing down slightly to fill the apple completely.
- Set the apples in a baking dish and add about 1/2 inch hot water to the pan. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes, or until everything is hot and the apples are tender.
- Serve immediately with the garnishes of your choice.
Nutrition
Make it your own ~
- For an extra decadent treat, serve the apples in shallow bowls with a puddle of warm cream or half and half at the bottom.
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This looks wonderful. Do you know how many carbs it has? I am on a low carb diet due to high sugar.
Hi Joyce ~ the apple itself has about 25 grams of carbohydrate, and the oatmeal might be 10 grams, depending on how much you can fit in there. If you leave off the added sugar or maple syrup, it should be pretty low overall.
Woah Sue. . .this a great way to trick the mind into thinking it’s having dessert for brekky. And if that weren’t enough, it’s also such a fun and elegant way to serve oatmeal. . .a food that doesn’t exactly have a reputation for looking fun or elegant. Definitely giving this beauty a try.
This is a good houseguest breakfast because I bet you make it the night before and then pop it in the oven while you get the coffee going. GREG
These breakfast baked apples look amazing! I love it when my breakfast tastes like dessert!
This would be a breakfast that would make me want to get up in the morning. Sounds delicious!
This is exactly the breakfast I want to wake up to this weekend. Fall perfection!
These baked apples are beautiful and would make any breakfast feel very special. Great idea Sue!
I would just like to mention that these make a great lunch too! I quickly put this recipe together before my daughter came in for lunch today and we loved our apples this way- even my picky 2 1/2 yr. old Grandson. We have an abundance of apples from apple picking and I was very happy to find a different way to enjoy them. Your recipe is a WINNER! Thank-you!!
Healthy dessert for breakfast. What a yummy idea!
This breakfast idea is awesome! I am going to try this on Sunday. One question…Where did you use the Lemon? When I printed the recipe, I did not see any mention of the lemon being used in the recipe. I know that lemon keeps the apples from trying brown. Is that how you used it?