An Apple A Day…
…Keeps My Sweet Tooth At Bay!
Halloween is now over but unfortunately the chocolate I bought for the Trick or Treaters is not – and neither is my sweet tooth that is continuously munching on “just one more” mini candy bar!
So today I figured I’d try to share something healthy, or at least healthier, and there’s nothing healthier than good ole green stuff and a portion of your five-a-day is there? As the saying goes “An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away!” and we’re bang in the midst of apple season so an apple recipe it is!
I used to love this time of year back home in the UK when the apple tree in my garden would provide me with a glut of apples that would inevitably end up baked in an Apple Crumble – because it was the perfect way to use them up and not waste them, wink wink! 😉
But with November 5th and Guy Fawkes Night coming up, I figured a baked apple dish would be more fitting. Apple Crisp is also a much more common dessert in the USA than our traditional apple crumble, so I figured I’d go double dippy and combine all things apple to create this Apple Crisp Baked Apples Recipe. That should keep the doctor away for months!
This dessert has EVERYTHING! Sweet fruity apples, autumnal hints of cinnamon and a crunchy, biscuity, crisp topping. They make the perfect comforting dessert to serve on Bonfire Night after freezing your socks off watching the fireworks – BTW: they’re also just as satisfying on a Sunday afternoon while tucked up on the sofa, watching chick flicks in your PJ’s!
Simply serve them as is, or if you’re feeling indulgent, add a couple of scoops of vanilla bean ice cream and top with lashings of caramel sauce – heaven!
The crisp topping is easy to make. Simply mix together some flour, oats, brown sugar, sugar, salt and cinnamon and then cut in some butter with a pastry blender, or by rubbing together with your fingers.
To prep the apples, peel, core and chop 4 apples and sauté them over a medium heat for 8-10 minutes with some butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.
Chop the tops off of the remaining 4 apples and use a teaspoon to scoop out the flesh to create your apple bowls.
Spoon the apple filling from the saucepan into the scooped-out apples and top them with a generous amount of crisp topping – yum!
Place the apples on a baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the crisp topping becomes golden and crispy.
Happy Guy Fawkes Everybody!
Here is a list of equipment I used to make my Apple Crisp Baked Apples, most of which are available from my online store:
Measuring Cups
Silicone Spoon
Paring Knife
Apple Corer
Pastry Blender
Ice Cream Scoop
Apple Crisp Baked Apples
Ingredients:
8 Apples
4 Tbsp Butter
¹⁄3 Cup Brown Sugar
½ Tsp Cinnamon
Crisp Topping
½ Cup All-Purpose (Plain) Flour
¼ Cup Oats
¹⁄3 Cup Brown Sugar
¼ Cup Granulated Sugar
¼ Tsp Salt
½ Tsp Cinnamon
4 Tbsp Butter, Chilled & Cubed
Equipment:
Measuring Cups
Silicone Spoon
Paring Knife
Apple Corer
Pastry Blender
Ice Cream Scoop
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
First prepare the crisp topping by adding the flour, oats, brown sugar, sugar, salt and cinnamon to a medium size bowl and mixing together.
Cut in the butter with a pastry blender, or rub together using your fingers, until the mixture becomes crumbly. Set aside.
Peel, core and chop 4 of the apples. Add the chopped apples, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon to a medium size saucepan and sauté over a medium heat for 8-10 minutes, until the apples turn soft and tender. Remove from the heat.
Chop the tops off of the remaining 4 apples and use a teaspoon to scoop out the flesh. NOTE: you only need to remove enough flesh to create a bowl for the filling.
Spoon the apple filling from the saucepan into the scooped-out apples.
Top the apples with a generous amount of crisp topping.
Place the apples on a baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the crisp topping becomes golden and crispy.
Best enjoyed immediately.
Arugula & Rocket 
Nice recipe
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