A nice autumn Sunday morning, when the majority of studying and outlining has been done, calls for a tasty brunch! Or maybe it’s because I spent my night dreaming about baked apples? It’s probably the latter of the two. No joke, it’s all I could dream about last night… of all things. And a couple dreams about work and school thrown into the mix of course. So of course, when I woke up, I found the best recipe at http://www.poorgirleatswell.com/ and put my own spin on it. This dish takes about 20-25 minutes to prepare and barely any extra effort than scrambled eggs – so spoil yourself, spoil your loved ones with this sweet breakfast.

Ingredients:

5 Small apples (for 2-4 servings) – you could use Granny Smith apples instead for a larger “bowl”
1.5 Tbsp Sugar in the Raw
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Brown Sugar
3/4 Cup Milk (I used Silk Vanilla Light)
1 Cup Water
1 Cup of Rolled Oats
Pinch of Salt
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
1 Cup Cranberries
1 tsp Agave Nectar

Directions

1.) Preheat Oven to 350 and spray baking dish with Pam
2.) For (4) of the apples, cut off the top 1/3 or 1/4 to create the “lid”, then core out the insides to create small bowls. Keep the nonseedy insides your remove (you can use those for filling later)
3.) Place the 4 apples and lids onto baking dish (I placed the lids to the side). Sprinkle the insides with 1/2 Tbsp Sugar in the Raw, 1/2 tsp Cinnamon, and 1 tsp brown sugar. Bake the Apples for 15 Minutes.
4.) In the meantime – in a small-medium sized pot, bring the milk and water to a boil. Add in the cup of oats and salt. Boil for an additional 5 minutes.
5.) While waiting for the boiling to happen… Chop up the 5th apple into small 1/4-1/2″ chunks. In a bowl, mix the apple insides, the chopped apples, the remaining cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar.
6.) When the oats are done cooking, add in the apple mixture, cranberries, and agave. Cook on low for an additional 5 minutes.
7.) Beep Beep Beep – apples are done! Pull out the apples, but DON’T turn off the oven yet. Keep it set at 350.
8.) Stuff the apples with the oatmeal and put back in the oven for 5 minutes. Don’t be afraid to pile high, the oatmeal mixture doesn’t fall apart too easily.
9.) NOW, pull the tasty dish out and turn off the oven.
10.) Serve up and enjoy!