Baked Apples with Oatmeal Brown Sugar Topping

So I was feeling in the mood for something a little on the healthy side, but still a little indulgent today. Also as we start to get into fall I felt that this would be a perfect dessert to top off the evening. Also another great part of this recipe was that I already had everything on hand and didn't have to make a trip to the store because the list of ingredients is short and simple.

So this recipe calls for apples, flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.

So first you need to start out by cutting the apples in half and then getting the core of the apple and the stem parts out. The original recipe said to use a melon baller, but I don't own one so I just used my handy dandy knife and worked out a pretty good method.

So first you need to slice the apple all the way down on each
side of the core just deep enough that you get all the core
but don't cut the apple completely

Then you cut across behind the core between
 the two slices in the apple

Then you just pull out the core

So the original recipe called for 3-4 apples, but I like to buy smaller apples because I like them for a small snack, so I ended up using about 6.

So next you're going to mix up everything else in a bowl. So I ended up doubling the original recipe for the oatmeal brown sugar topping because otherwise the apple were pretty scarcely filled and who doesn't love a yummy topping? So here are the amounts for the doubled version of the topping (which gave the perfect amount in my opinion). 

First it's a stick and two tablespoons of melted butter, and then half a cup each of oatmeal, flour, and brown sugar.

Next is a teaspoon of cinnamon, and a pinch each of salt and ginger. Now let me show you what I mean by pinch.

Pinch of salt

Pinch of Ginger

Then you mix all of that up until its all wet and clumpy (make sure you really get the brown sugar all mixed though and that there are no chunks of brown sugar just chilling in there).

Then you just line the apples up in a baking dish. I used a brownie pan because they fit pretty nicely into it and I didn't have to worry about them falling over in the oven and have the topping come off.

Then you just press liberal amounts of the topping into and covering the tops of the apples.

This was the point where I was realizing that
I needed to make more topping

Once you have all the topping in, you just pop them into a 350 degree oven for about 30-35 minutes and then they're done!

See, the doubled topping makes them so much better

I absolutely loved this dessert and I am so glad that there are leftovers to snack on tomorrow. It's a yummy fall treat that takes care of some apples if you have them sitting around (like I do). And plus it made my apartment smell super yummy while they were baking!

Baked Apples with Oatmeal Brown Sugar Topping

Adapted from Cooking Outside the Box

6 small apples

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons melted butter

1/2 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

pinch ginger

pinch salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.

Cut apples in half and take the core and stems out.

Mix together melted butter, oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.

Place apples into baking dish and press topping into apples.

Bake for 30-35 minutes.

Refrigerate leftovers. Makes 12