Baked Apples

This healthy comfort food dessert has all the flavors of the holidays … and it couldn’t be easier to assemble! (Serves 6)

INGREDIENTS

• 3 apples
• ¼ cup (45 g) coconut sugar
• ¼ cup (20 g) rolled oats (gluten-free, optional)
• 1 Tbsp almond butter
• ¼ cup (30 g) slivered almonds
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 1 cup (240 ml) water

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat your oven to 375ºF/190ºC.
2. Wash the apples and slice them in half lengthwise (along the core). Scrape out the core with a spoon and place the apple, flesh side up, in a baking dish.
3. In a small bowl, mix together the sugar, oats, almond butter, almonds, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The mixture will resemble a crumble topping.
4. Spoon the mixture into each apple core by heaping tablespoons. Pour 1 cup/240 ml of water around the apples and place in the oven to bake until cooked through, about 25-30 minutes.
5. Remove and serve as-is or with yogurt. So good!