Description
Delight in these vegan Baked Apples Stuffed with a warm and crunchy cinnamon oat crisp filling. Tender and moist apples are filled with a spiced gluten-free oat mixture creating a perfect fall dessert that’s both comforting and simple to prepare. Serve with vegan ice cream and caramel sauce for an indulgent treat.
Ingredients
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Apples
- 5-6 apples (a mix of Gala/Honeycrisp and Granny Smith recommended)
Filling
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup all purpose gluten free flour mix (or einkorn/whole wheat flour)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- Pinch sea salt
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it’s hot and ready for baking the apples.
- Prepare Apples: Wash and core the apples carefully, removing the core and seeds to create a hollow center for the filling, but keep the bottom intact to hold the crisp mixture.
- Make Filling: In a bowl, combine old fashioned oats, gluten-free flour, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, coconut sugar, sea salt, optional chopped pecans, and melted coconut oil. Mix until the ingredients are evenly incorporated into a crumbly topping mixture.
- Stuff Apples: Spoon the oat crisp mixture evenly into the cored centers of each apple, packing it gently but firmly to fill the cavity.
- Bake: Place the stuffed apples upright in a baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 35 minutes or until the apples are tender when pierced with a fork and the topping is golden and crisp.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the baked apples from the oven and allow them to cool slightly before serving. For an indulgent touch, serve with vegan ice cream and drizzle with caramel sauce.
Notes
- These Baked Apples are tender, moist, and stuffed with a warm, crunchy yet soft, cinnamon oat crisp filling.
- For a decadent fall dessert, top the baked apples with vegan ice cream and caramel sauce.
- Using a mix of sweet and tart apples, like Gala and Granny Smith, adds great flavor complexity.
- To make this recipe nut-free, simply omit the chopped pecans.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed baked apple
- Calories: 225 kcal
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 59 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
