Should I peel baked apples?

No, it's best to leave the skins on when making baked apples. The skins act as a small barrier and help hold the apple together.

Can I make baked apples ahead of time?

Although baked apples are best enjoyed the same day you can make them ahead if needed. Bake the apples, let them cool completely, cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Then reheat in an oven at 325˚F for approx. 8minutes.

What's the best baking apple?

The best baking apple depends on your specific tastes. The most popular apples are, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Cortland and Gala.

Baked Apples with Brown Sugar Recipe

Baked Apples with Brown Sugar

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This is a simple recipe to enjoy during the autumn and winter. These baked apples with brown sugar are like little individual apple crumbles without any fuss. The filling is similar to a crumble with oats, nuts and cinnamon. The brown sugar gives this recipe more depth.

Author: Alie Romano
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Yield: 6 1x
Category: Dessert
Cuisine: Canadian

Ingredients

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3 Cortland apples, or any baking apples
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup (30 g) pecans, chopped
1/4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1/4 cup large flaked oats
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350˚F. Set aside a pie dish or an 8×8 baking dish.
In a bowl add butter, chopped pecans, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon and nutmeg. Then, using your fingers rub the mixture together until all ingredients are well incorporated and starting to clump together. Set aside.
Next, half and core each apple, leaving the bottoms intact. Using a small melon baller, scoop out the centre of each apple to create a little well (note: if your apples are browning rub lemon juice over them). See images above for a reference.
Place apples cut side up in a pie dish or an 8×8 baking dish.
Divide the filling between the prepared apples.
Pour approx. 1 inch of water in the bottom of the dish with the apples in it.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the apples are soft and baked all the way through.
Serve warm with ice cream.

Notes

The baking time will depend on the size and thickness of your apples. Watch carefully near the end as you don’t want to overbake the apples!

For extra sweetness add more brown sugar to the tops of the apples. Or to elevate the recipe even more add my caramel rum sauce.

Nutrition

Serving Size: half an apple
Calories: 183
Sugar: 17.7g
Sodium: 44mg
Fat: 9.8g
Saturated Fat: 4.1g
Unsaturated Fat: 0
Trans Fat: 0
Carbohydrates: 24.7g
Fiber: 3.7g
Protein: 1.4g
Cholesterol: 15mg

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