Apple Goodness

I love sweets.  I loved sweets before I was pregnant and I love them even more now.  Bad thing about now is, when I eat a whole box of cookies, I still have to eat lunch.  Before being pregnant I would eat a box of cookies for lunch and probably not eat anything the rest of the day, super healthy, I know. 

Anyway, I've been looking for recipes that are healthy or healthier than the package of brownies Cory and I were eating a night.  So, I found one I liked - twisted and tweaked it... and I think it turned out pretty perfect!

Yummy Baked Apples

4 apples - I used two Granny Smith and two Fuji Apples
1 cup oats (I used old fashioned)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup honey
Few pinches of cinnamon (I use lots because I LOVE cinnamon)
Chopped pecans (use as little or as much as you like)

In a small bowl, combine oats, oil, honey, cinnamon, and pecans.  Stir up really well making sure that the pecans and oats are coated well.  Core the the apples and then slice in half.  Fill with oat filling (a few spoon fulls for each apple) and bake at 400F for 20 minutes or until apples are softened and the skin begins to pull away from the fruit.

Garnish with whip cream and extra honey.

**The picture below is not garnished with whip cream but with a mixture of sweetened condensed milk and skim milk.  I forgot whip cream at the store so we kind of made our own thanks to the Magic Bullet.  It was still delicious.

Next time I make this recipe I will add some flax seed to it.  The more DHA I have, the better Cupcakes sweet little brain will be! 


Also, I reheated the apples two days in a row for breakfast and they reheated wonderfully! 


IT'S ALMOST FRIDAY!!!  Happy Thursday Beautiful People!