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    Baked Apples with Maple and Granola

    September 29, 2011 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 7 Comments

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    Scoop, crunch. Scoop, crunch.

    I want to recommend…no highly recommend…that you make baked apples at some point during this fall. Apple prices are as low as they get…there are so many different varieties available in stores. These baked apples do best when made with a sweeter variety like gala or golden delicious.

    They take minutes to get into the oven…just get them in at the start of your dinner prep, or the start of your meal (if you’re leisurely around the dinner table).

    Place the apples in a bowl with 1/8 inch of water. (I added the water at the end.)

    Using a knife, cut out the top part of the apple around the stem.

    Scoop out the seeds and hard part of the core. The grapefruit spoon worked nicely. A melon baller could work too.

    Add a drop of lemon juice to each apple.

    Then a tiny dollop of butter or margarine.

    Then 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup into each.

    And finally a few dashes of ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon.

    Bake.

    Top with granola.

    Scoop, crunch. Scoop, crunch.

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    Baked Apples with Maple and Granola

    Ingredients 

    • 6 to 8 apples, core and stem removed
    • 6 to 8 drops lemon juice
    • 1/4 tsp butter for each apple
    • 1/2 tsp maple syrup for each apple
    • Cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, sprinkled into each apple
    • 1/2 cup homemade granola

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400.
    • Place the apples in a small baking dish with 1/8 inch water.
    • Add drop of lemon juice, butter, maple syrup into each apple. Sprinkle the spices into each apple.
    • Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving
    • Sprinkle granola over each apple, serve.

    This recipe is featured on Meal Plan Monday #191 Thanksgiving Edition.

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    Comments

    1. [email protected] Mama says

      September 29, 2011 at 4:04 pm

      One of the best simple desserts… or snacks… or breakfasts. Love it!

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      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        September 30, 2011 at 8:22 am

        LOL…yes Carrie…could be all of the above!

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    2. Laura says

      September 29, 2011 at 10:40 pm

      Love baked apples. I’ve done a dish like this where they were stuffed with gorgonzola, honey and nuts.

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      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        September 30, 2011 at 8:21 am

        Yum!!!

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    3. erica says

      August 27, 2012 at 3:21 pm

      Love this recipe!! So much I featured you here:
      http://raisingyourrainbows.blogspot.com/2012/08/fall-finds.html

      Reply
    4. LindaYes says

      November 11, 2016 at 7:38 pm

      It is recipe is very tasty.
      In my house I added peanut was perfect !!

      Reply

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    1. 6 tasty ways to welcome fall | Smart Living Blog says:
      October 3, 2011 at 11:43 am

      […] Apples played a supporting role in this week’s very first entry, but Erin Chase makes Golden Delicious apples the center of attention with her recipe for Baked Apples with Maple and Granola. The name sounds delicious enough, but Erin also throws in spices like nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon, just to make this taste even more like fall. ($5 Dollar Dinners) […]

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