Baked Apples
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Crisp fresh apples stuffed with a brown sugar, pecan mixture and baked until tender. One of my favorite healthy treats!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked apples, healthy baked apples, whole baked apples
Unit: cup, Tablespoon, teaspoon
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 240 kcal
Ingredients
- 4 good-quality apples (I like to use red apples, but baking apples, such as Granny Smith, work great to!)
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar , packed
- 2 Tablespoons butter , room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup water
- Ice cream , for topping, optional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Use a paring knife or apple corer to remove the stem and seeds from the apples, making a deep hole where the filling will go.
Combine the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix well to combine. Add the nuts. Spoon mixture evenly into each of the apples.
Add 1/4 cup of water to a baking dish and place apples on top.
Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until apples are tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.
Spoon the sauce drippings from the pan over the apples. Serve with ice cream, if desired.