Fast Baked Apples with Oatmeal Streusel
Cooking apples in the microwave, rather than the regular oven, yields plumper, juicier, less shriveled fruit—and saves a big chunk of time!
Makes: 4 servings
Preparation time: 8 minutes
Microwave time: 12 to 14 minutes
4 large Rome or Cortland apples (10 ounces each)
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup quick-cooking oats, uncooked
2 tablespoons chopped dates or raisins
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons margarine or butter
1. Core apples, cutting out a 1-1/4-inch-diameter cylinder from center of each, almost but not all the way through to bottom. Remove peel about one-third of the way down from top. Place apples in shallow 1-1/2-quart ceramic casserole or 8″ by 8″ glass baking dish.
2. In small bowl, combine brown sugar, oats, dates or raisins, and cinnamon. Fill each cored apple with equal amounts of oat mixture. (Mixture will spill over top of apples.) Place 1/2 teaspoon margarine on top of filling in each apple.
3. Microwave apples, covered, on medium-high until tender, 12 to 14 minutes, turning each apple halfway through cooking time. Spoon cooking liquid from baking dish over apples to serve.
Each serving: About 240 calories (11 percent calories from fat), 2g protein, 54g carbohydrate, 3g total fat (1g saturated), 0mg cholesterol, 30mg sodium.
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