German Baked Apples
Serves 6
15 mins prep
45 mins cook
60 mins total
Oven baked apples, filled with a brown sugar, butter, and your choice of nuts and dried fruit (or my personal favorite: MUESLI!), and baked until soft and juicy! They are the perfect fall bake and make your kitchen smell AMAZING!
applesmedium sized
Filling
ozbuttermelted
ozbrown sugar
tspground cinnamon
tspvanilla extract
ozalmondschopped
ozraisins
tbsprum
ozmuesli*instead of the almonds & raisins
Preheat the oven to 400 F and place a rack in the center of the oven.
Muesli Filling
I love both fillings so I wanted to give you the option, make one or the other for the apples!
In a medium bowl, melt the butter in the microwave. It doesn't need to be fully melted but should be very soft.
Pour in the 90 grams of muesli, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Use a spoon or rubber spatula to stir it all together.
Raisin & Almond Filling
In a small microwave safe bowl, add in the raisins and rum.
Microwave for 10-15 seconds, remove and cover with a plate or foil.
Leave to sit for 10-15 minutes or up to an hour to allow the raisins to plump.
Chop the almonds into small bits, they should be about 1/8" wide and tall.
In a separate bowl, melt the butter in the microwave. It doesn't need to be fully melted but should be very soft.
Pour in the brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Use a spoon or rubber spatula to stir it all together.
Strain the soaked raisins and add them into the butter mixture along with the chopped almonds. Stir again to combine.
Core, Assemble, and Bake the Apples
Wash and core the apples. I like to use a grapefruit spoon to really get a lot of the core out for maximum filling opportunity. Place the cored apples in the dish.
Place the cored apples in the dish.
Use a small spoon to add the filling into the center of the apples.
Place the dish in the oven and bake for 45 minutes to an hour depending on your preference.
Then serve warm and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!