Baked Apples with Oatmeal Filling

These Baked Apples with Oatmeal Filling are the perfect fall breakfast.  Apples are hollowed out, glazed, and baked in a bath of apple cider.  Steel-cut oats with apples, raisins, brown sugar and cinnamon are used to fill the freshly baked apples.  A delightful topping of vanilla yogurt, pecan bits and caramel sundae sauce makes these apples over the top delicious!

There is nothing more comforting on a cool morning than a steaming bowl of oatmeal!  I even welcome a nice bowl of it in the summertime.  It is so healthy and keeps me full through the morning hours.  I ended up making enough steel-cut oats with this recipe to have extra for breakfast the next couple of mornings.

The cinnamon apple flavors are so great with a bit of brown sugar and vanilla.  You could also leave out the brown sugar for a healthier option that is still quite delicious.  This recipe however, is the big daddy of oatmeal recipes…no flavors were left out for a dish worthy of total brunchie-lover’s paradise.

The addition of baked apple cups to this recipe is well worth the extra bit of effort.  I cut around an inch of the ends of each apple and used a melon baller to take out the insides.  Melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon get brushed on the apple before it takes a nice apple cider bath.  Hello wonderful aromas!  Just wait until you bite into those apples with a bit of oatmeal…total yum situation!  My daughter was begging me for more bites while I was trying to take these pictures.  She probably thought the yogurt was whipped cream.

If you are ready for fall flavors like me, be sure to check out my Slow Cooker Pumpkin Maple Oatmeal.  Its a great time-saver for busy weekday mornings and of course, no brunch is complete without a great cocktail!  How about a Spiked Pumpkin Latte with Rum Chata?  Be sure to check out my Saturated Saturday Page for more great cocktail ideas.

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Baked Apples with Oatmeal Filling

Apples are baked and stuffed with apple, raisin and cinnamon flavored steel-cut oats.

Course: brunch

Author: Holly - 3 Yummy Tummies

Ingredients

• For Baked Apples:
• 6 Apples I used Fuji
• 1/4 C. Butter
• 2 Tbsps. Brown Sugar
• 1 Tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla
• 1 C. Apple Cider
• For Oatmeal:
• 1 1/2 C. Steel-Cut Oats
• 6 C. Milk
• 1 1/2 C. Apples; cut into 1" cubes
• 1/2 C. Raisins
• 1/3 C. Brown Sugar
• 1 Tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla
• Garnishments:
• 1/2 C. Vanilla Greek Yogurt
• Pecan or Walnut Bits
• Caramel Sundae Sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cut around a half inch off the top and bottom ends of each apple; leaving enough on the bottom to hold your oatmeal.
3. Using a melon baller, remove insides of apples.
4. In a small saucepan; melt butter, add brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
5. Remove from heat, brush brown sugar mixture over the insides and tops of apples.
6. Place apples in a 13X9" baking pan.
7. Pour apple cider in the bottom of the baking pan.
8. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for around 30 minutes until apples are softened.
9. While apples are baking, prepare the oatmeal.
10. In a medium saucepan, prepare steel-cut oats with milk according to directions.
11. During last 5 minutes of cook time, add apple chunks, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla.
12. Stir until combined and continue to simmer until oats are cooked.
13. Remove baked apples from the pan and place on a tray or plate.
14. Fill apples with prepared oatmeal.
15. Garnish with a dollop of yogurt, pecan bits and a drizzle of caramel sundae syrup.
16. Enjoy!