Stuffed apples are a perfect healthier dessert this fall! Filled with a delicious cream cheese mixture and topped with classic oats, this will wow any guest!
Equipment
Apple Corer
Baking dish
Ingredients
4apples
1/4cupquick oats
4tbspbrown sugar
1tspcinnamon
2tbspcream cheeseskinny swap with reduced-fat cream cheese
1tsporange zest
1/2tspvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F
Core the apples and scoop out the centers, but do not cut all the way through
In a small mixing bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
In another small mixing bowl, stir together the cream cheese, orange zest, and vanilla using a rubber spatula. (This is easy to do with a rubber spatula)
Spoon 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into each cored apple, and fill it the rest of the way with the oat mixture. Do this for all 4 apples.
Place the apples in a small baking dish and pour enough water to cover the bottom of the dish by about a centimeter.
Loosely cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake again until the apples are very soft, an additional 25-30 minutes.