These baked apples with oats and chamomile are a cozy and healthy snack or dessert! Baking the apples makes them nice and tender and brings out their natural sweetness. This recipe is naturally gluten free and vegan and can be paired with yogurt or your favorite ice cream.
As much as I love the holidays, they tend to make me forget things other than eating sweets, being lazy, eating more sweets, sleeping late, and did I mention eating sweets? Yeah, so I guess it’s pretty obvious I’ve been indulging lately, but that’s what happens when you go home for Christmas and everyone gives you huge boxes of cookies and candies. Gotta love family and the holidays.
Aside from the sugar coma I almost put myself in and the lounging around, I’ve been thinking a lot about goals and the new year. I usually don’t make resolutions, but I think this year I am going to sit down and make a list. I have many thoughts and ideas swimming around in my head concerning this blog and sweet miscellany so the easiest way for me to organize them is to put pen to paper. I have not yet made a cogent list, but I can tell you that I have plans to re-design the layout of my blog. I am also considering making a transition to completely vegan baked goods (with perhaps the only exception being honey). It may sound crazy, but I think it goes with the main theme of making things healthier (and tastier!).
After my spiel about sweets and sugar comas, the last thing you probably want is another dessert, but this is more of a healthy and tasty snack. It’s just sweet enough to be a dessert if you want it to, but it’s definitely healthy and tasty enough to be a snack. Baking the apples brings out their natural and delicious juices while the oat topping laced with chamomile gives them a streusel feel. You may think chamomile and oats sound odd together, but TRUST on this one. It will knock your socks off. Oh, these beauties are not only healthy, they are gluten free and vegan!
Baked Apples with Oats & Chamomile
- Total Time: 25-30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
These baked apples with oats and chamomile are a cozy and healthy snack or dessert! Baking the apples makes them nice and tender and brings out their natural sweetness. This recipe is naturally gluten free and vegan and can be paired with yogurt or your favorite ice cream.
Ingredients
- 2 granny smith apples, cut in half and cored
- 1/4 cup whole rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, solid at room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon dried chamomile, ground
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon agave syrup or maple syrup
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and lightly grease a baking dish with coconut oil or cooking spray.
Combine the oats, chamomile, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Add the cooconut oil and agave syrup and mash into the oat mixture until everything is sticking together and looks crumbly.
Place the apple halves in your baking dish, cut side up. Put 1/4 of the mixture on top of each of the apple halves, pressing down a bit if needed. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the oat topping is golden and the apples are tender.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- I used whole dried German chamomile flowers and ground them up with a mortar and pestle. If you can’t find them, a bit of loose chamomile tea will work just as well. Just make sure that chamomile is the only ingredient.
- These are delicious served with a bit of vegan ice cream or yogurt while warm!
- Store leftovers in the fridge. Enjoy cold or reheat in the microwave or oven.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
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