Hasselback Apples
Why should veggies have all the fun? We’ve hasselbacked fruit too, for a unique spin on this fun food trend. Hasselback Apples have the same great flavors of an apple crisp, but in this recipe, you get oats and apples in every bite. For fruit that holds its shape while baking, use large, firm apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp.
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- 6Servings
Ingredients
- 3 large, firm variety apples, cored and peeled
- Acidulated water (juice of 1 lemon mixed with 1 quart water)
- ¼ cup old-fashioned oats
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil plus 3 tablespoons coconut oil at room temperature, or butter for a dairy preparation
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons brown flax seeds
- ¼ cup raisins
Preparation
1. Place apples in acidulated water and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Work oats, flour, room temperature solid coconut oil, sugars, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl, with your hands, until the mixture holds together and resembles large crumbs. Fold in flax seeds and raisins.
4. Remove apples from water and dry. Cut in half lengthwise. With a melon baller or small spoon, remove the core. Place ½ an apple on a cutting board with 2 wooden spoons on either side as cutting guides.
5. Cut slices, ¼ inch apart, while allowing the spoons to stop your knife going all the way through. This holds the apple together. Repeat with remaining apples. Stuff the slits with oatmeal mixture and crumble any extra on top of apples.
6. Brush apple halves with coconut oil, and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes, or until softened and lightly golden brown. Serve apples warm or at room temperature.
