Baked Apples with Cinnamon Chip Streusel
Delight in Baked Apples with Cinnamon Chip Streusel, featuring tender apples topped with a crunchy cinnamon chip streusel for a perfect blend of sweetness and spice.
Recommended Apple Variety:
Golden Delicious (substitute as needed/desired)
Also features Michigan Apple Cider
Ingredients:
- 4 large Michigan Golden Delicious Apples
- 1/4 cup quick oats
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup pecans
- Pinch salt
- 4 tablespoons cold butter
- 1/3 cup cinnamon chips
- 1 1/2 cups Michigan Apple Cider
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
Serving Size:
- 4 servings
Nutrition:
Per serving
- Calories 540
- Total fat 28.9g
- Saturated fat 14.4g
- Cholesterol 46.7mg
- Sodium 228.4mg
- Total Carbohydrate 71.4g
- Dietary Fiber 3.8g
- Protein 2.8g
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Place oats, brown sugar, pecans, salt and cold butter in bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade. Pulse about three- 4 second bursts until becomes crumbly.
- Transfer to medium bowl and stir in cinnamon chips. Set aside.
- Peel a 1-inch strip from the top of each apple.
- Using melon ball tool, scoop out cavity in each apple, leaving bottom in tact.
- Fill each apple with cinnamon chip streusel and place in baking dish.
- Pour apple cider around apples and bake 40-45 minutes. Remove from oven.
- Pour apple cider from baking dish into small saucepan.
- Stir in sugar and simmer over medium heat until cider becomes syrupy and is reduced by half. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
- To serve, place apple on plate and drizzle with apple cider reduction. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.
