Baked apples
I am a big fan of apple crisp – the sweet, crunchy topping with the tender, juicy apples – but sometimes I just don’t have the right amount of apples or time on my hands. And sometimes I don’t really want to make all that extra effort of peeling and cutting up the fruit. I decided to try to find a recipe that would allow me to make apple crisp on a smaller scale and that would still have the taste of crisp without too much extra effort.
This baked apples recipe is so versatile – it’s hard to mess it up. Make it yours – add raisins and walnuts, or bake it in apple or orange juice. It’s really up to you what the final dish will be. Plus it’s great for breakfast or dessert.
Baked Apples
This recipe yields four servings.
- 2 apples, cut lengthwise and cored
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup white flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Dash of salt
- 2-3 tablespoons vegan butter
- Raisins or nuts, optional
- 1 cup water
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare your apples by cutting them in half. You can also peel your apples if you do not like the skin, and you can also discard the stem.
Cut your apples in half
Core your apples with a melon baller. It might not be entirely even, but that’s okay because you’re going to cover it up with topping.
Coring apples with a melon baller
Mix all of your dry ingredients together. Note that since this is a small batch, I didn’t measure out the cinnamon. I just sprinkled in a little bit (probably about 1/4 teaspoon).
Mixing the dry ingredients together
Once the dry ingredients are incorporated, add the vegan butter and incorporate with your bare hands. It should become a crumbly mixture, yet still a little moist.
Mixing in the vegan butter
If you want to add in nuts or raisins, now would be a good time to add those. Just mix them in with a spoon or with your hands.
Place the apple halves in a deep dish and spoon the topping onto each apple. The topping should cover as much of the top of the sliced apple as possible.
Adding the topping to the apples
You can add the raisins and nuts on top of the topping, but when I did this it did dry out the raisins a little bit.
Add the water to the baking dish (don’t pour on top of the apples), cover with foil and put in the oven for about 30 minutes. The apples may not be entirely done at this point, so remove the foil and bake for another 10 or 15 minutes. Check with a knife to see how soft the apples are. If you need to continue baking them, allow them to bake for 10 or 15 minute intervals.
Once done, allow them to cool for a few minutes and then serve. You can serve with a vegan ice cream, vegan whipped topping or just by themselves.
Yum - the taste of apple crisp without too much effort!
I do admit that the apples didn’t seem to bake long enough. I think that next time I might try increasing the oven temperature to 375 degrees Fahrenheit or I might try to bake for a little longer. Still these turned out really nicely, and I liked the addition of walnuts and raisins.
Do you ever make baked apples or apple crisp?
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