Baked Apples with Oatmeal and Yogurt
This recipe dresses up in-season apples with fall spices and light brown sugar. Top each with steel-cut oatmeal and low-fat Greek yogurt, then finish them off with an apple cider reduction.
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Serving size: 6
Calories per serving: 228
Ingredients:
Cook time:
Serving size: 6
Calories per serving: 228
6 apples (Gala or Fuji) bottoms sliced so apples stand
1 fresh lemon halved
4 tablespoons butter
6 tablespoons brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch black pepper
1 cup apple cider
1 cup whole milk heated
2 teaspoons orange zest finely grated
1 1/2 cups cooked quick-cooking steel-cut oatmeal prepared according to package directions warm
yogurt Low-fat Greek yogurt
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Cut off the top third of each apple. With a small knife, and working from the top of each apple, carefully carve out a large "bowl," including the core, about 2 inches in diameter. Rub the cut part with lemon and put the apples into a 9-inch square baking dish. Dice the carved-out parts of the apples, without the seeds, and set aside. Melt the butter in a small saucepan, and then whisk in 4 tablespoons of the muscovado sugar, the cinnamon and pepper and cook until smooth. Brush the inside of the apples with the butter mixture. Pour the apple cider into the bottom of the baking dish. Cover the dish with foil and bake until the apples are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 5 minutes longer. Transfer the apples to a platter. Carefully strain the cooking liquid into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil. Cook until it is reduced and thickened, about 5 minutes. While the apples are baking, stir the hot milk, remaining muscovado sugar, reserved chopped apples and orange zest into the warm oatmeal and cook for a few minutes. Divide the oatmeal among the baked apples. Top each apple with a dollop of yogurt and drizzle the reduced cider over the top.
Source: foodnetwork.com
Source: foodnetwork.com
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