Baked Apples with Sunflower Butter + Granola

07 Feb Baked Apples with Sunflower Butter + Granola

This recipe is a perfect snack that has protein, fresh fruit and fiber. It is what I do with some of my left over fall apples. Instead of cookies, serve your kids (or your spouse), this delish dish. They’re responses might surprise you.

#ChangeYourBuds

Baked Apples with Sunflower Butter and Granola

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Course Breakfast

Servings 4

Calories 218.39 kcal

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• 2 Apples we used Gala, but you can use your favorite
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup spiced cider
• 1 tablespoon butter or butter substitute
• 4 tablespoons sunflower butter divided (2 tablespoons per whole apple – use low added sugar or your favorite low sugar nut butter)
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar divided (1 teaspoon per whole apple)
• 2 tablespoons granola divided (2 tablespoons per whole apple of a low sugar granola – we used Bear Naked)
• Dash of cinnamon
• Dash of nutmeg
• Spoonful of Greek yogurt

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Halve and core apples (a melon baller works great).
• Pour 1/4 cup apple cider or water, a cinnamon stick and butter or butter substitute in the bottom of a 8×8 glass baking dish.
• Place apples in the dish.
• Sprinkle the apples and liquid with cinnamon.
• Mix the brown sugar, sunflower butter and granola in a bowl.
• Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of mixture into each apple.
• Cover with a few grains of granola.
• Sprinkle with just a touch of nutmeg.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes uncovered; cover and cook another 10 minutes until the apples are nice and soft.
• Serve warm with Greek yogurt.

Notes

For a lower potassium modification, omit sunflower butter

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5AppleCalories: 218.39kcalCarbohydrates: 25.37gProtein: 4.43gFat: 12.53gSaturated Fat: 2.76gCholesterol: 8.4mgSodium: 66.26mgPotassium: 226.43mgSugar: 17.36gCalcium: 29.67mgMagnesium: 55.54mgPhosphorus: 128.17mg

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

*Low phosphorous version leave off the sunflower butter.

*Lower sugar version use water instead of spiced cider under the apples and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Also use brown sugar substitute and rolled oats instead of granola.