Description
A warm, comforting dessert featuring apples stuffed with cinnamon oatmeal and topped with a creamy vanilla custard sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large apples
- 1 cup (115 g) old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup (65 g) all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup (138 g) brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup (66 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 6 tbsp (87 g) salted butter, cubed
- Cinnamon sticks, for garnish
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare the apples by carefully coring them, leaving the bottoms intact.
- Make the filling by combining oats, flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl.
- Add the cubed butter and rub it into the dry ingredients until resembling coarse crumbs.
- Fill the apples with the oat mixture, packing it tight.
- Place the apples upright in a baking dish and add a splash of water to the bottom. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Prepare the vanilla custard sauce by whisking egg yolks and sugar until smooth, then gradually whisk in milk and vanilla extract.
- Cook the custard over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened (about 7-10 minutes).
- Finish baking the apples by removing the foil and baking for another 10-15 minutes until tender.
- Serve the apples drizzled with custard sauce and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
Notes
You can prep the apples and filling a day in advance. These apples can also be frozen after baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 apple
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: cinnamon apples, stuffed apples, dessert, comfort food, autumn recipe