Baked apples are an easy choice for dessert. They are delicious with a drizzling of sweet cream or a dollop of whipped topping or freshly whipped cream. The apple crisp-style streusel topping is the perfect finishing touch for these old-fashioned baked apples. Choose a good baking apple for this recipe. Honey Crisp, Braeburn, Cortland, Empire, Fuji, Rome Beauty, and Gala are some good choices.
PrintBaked Apples With Crumb Topping Recipe
Finish these old-fashioned baked apples with a dollop of freshly whipped cream or a drizzle of syrup or sweet cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Desserts, Apples
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large apples
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- pinch cloves, optional
- 3 to 4 tablespoons coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375 F.
- Butter a baking dish.
- Core the apples without cutting all the way through to the bottom. With a sharp knife or melon baller, enlarge the center cavity to make room for the crumb mixture.
- Arrange the apples in the prepared baking dish.
- Stuff the apples with the crumb mixture and then sprinkle remaining crumbs over the apples.
- Cover the baking dish loosely with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 50 to 60 minutes, or until the apples are fork-tender.
- Serve the stuffed baked apples with cream or whipped cream.
