Ingredients
- 3/4 cup oats
- 3/4 cup flour
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, diced
- 4 Braeburn apples (Fuji will substitute)
- 4 teaspoons honey
Directions
In a bowl combine all the dry ingredients and diced butter. Rub mixture briskly between finger tips until it forms small moist clumps in a loose sandy mixture. Refrigerate while preparing the apples.
Cut a small layer off the bottom of each apple to create a flat, stable bottom surface. With a small paring knife, cut a cylindrical cone out of the top of the apple, moving about 1-inch outside of the core, similar to removing the top of a pumpkin when carving a Jack O'Lantern. Remove the top and discard. With a melon baller or a teaspoon, remove the remaining core and seeds taking care not to puncture the base of the apple.
Place apples on a baking sheet or pie dish and fill each center with a teaspoon of honey. Spoon in mixture, packing lightly until heaped and overflowing over sides of the apples.
Bake in oven at 350 degrees on the top or middle rack for 40 minutes or until filling is golden brown and the tip of a paring knife can be inserted into the side of the apple with little or no resistance. Let apples stand for 10 minutes before serving.












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By SwoosieQue
Melbourne, FL
on April 01, 2012
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I can't say YUMMY enough. Even my niece, who isn't particularly fond of apple pie, loved these. Me too, I keep the oat mixture in fridge for use with a single apple when I'm hungry for something sweet. Bravo Alton Brown!
By lsarnp
on February 26, 2012
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Wow..this is so good Alton!! Thank you for sharing!! Several readers had left over dry ingredients but I wonder if they hollowed out the apples enough. I had a little extra but not much and just sprinkled it on anyway. The honey soaked into it while baking and a yummy gooey sticky syrup developed. This is a fantastic desert!!!! Serve with ice cream and enjoy. Love Love Love.
I will definitely be making this again.
By ammclaugh
on April 22, 2011
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Pretty tasty but this recipe made more than four times as much topping as I could cram onto my poor apples. A big waste. I would say either triple the number of apples, cut the recipe in 1/3 or be ready to throw streusel mixture on everything you eat for the next two weeks.
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