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The Coziest Baked Apple Recipe with Pecan Currant Streusel – vegetarian recipe
Stav Kogan

The Coziest Baked Apple Recipe with Pecan Currant Streusel

Looking for a dessert that's easy, elegant, and surprisingly budget-friendly? These Streusel-Stuffed Baked Apples are your answer! The magnificent aroma of warm apples, cinnamon, and nutmeg baking in a sweet cider bath is guaranteed to fill your home with the coziest scent.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 10 serving
Calories: 189
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbsp (30 ml) coconut oil, melted
  • 2 Tbsp (30 ml) pure maple syrup
  • ½ cup (120 ml / 4.1 fl oz) whole wheat pastry flour
  • ½ tsp (2.5 ml / 0.1 fl oz) ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp (0.625 ml) freshly grated nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp (1.25 ml / 0 fl oz) baking soda
  • Pinch sea salt
  • ¾ cup (180 ml / 6.1 fl oz) old-fashioned rolled oats
  • ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl oz) dried currants
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) chopped pecans
  • 5 of your favorite baking apples, washed, halved and cored
  • 2 cups (480 ml) unfiltered apple cider
  • For the best texture, choose firm baking apples like Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Gala, or Granny Smith. They hold their shape well and won't turn to mush.
  • You can prepare the streusel filling a day in advance and store it in an airtight container in the fridge to save on prep time.
  • Feel free to swap the pecans for walnuts or slivered almonds, and the currants for raisins or chopped dried cranberries for a different twist.

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 375°F / 190°C.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the melted coconut oil and maple syrup.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the whole wheat pastry flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.
  4. Add this dry mixture to the wet and mix until just combined.
  5. Fold in the rolled oats, dried currants, and chopped pecans to create the streusel topping.
  6. Arrange the cored apple halves, cut side up, in a single layer in a baking dish large enough to hold them comfortably.
  7. Generously stuff the core cavity of each apple half with the streusel mixture.
  8. Pour the apple cider into the bottom of the dish, around the apples.
  9. Cover the dish and bake for 30 minutes, basting the apples with the cider from the pan from time to time.
  10. Uncover the dish and continue baking for another 15-30 minutes, basting occasionally, until the apples are tender but not mushy.
  11. Serve the apples warm, drizzled with the delicious cider sauce from the pan.

Nutrition

Calories: 189kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 2gFat: 6g

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