Baked apples and Nature Valley™ Cinnamon Crunchy Granola Bars topped with ice cream make an elegant dessert – perfect for a bunch of crowd.
Granola Baked Apples
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 4 medium unpeeled Braeburn apples, cored
- 10 teaspoons butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 Nature Valley™ Cinnamon Crunchy Granola Bars (2 pouches from 8.9-oz box), broken into pieces
- 1/2 cup roasted whole almonds
- Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cut apples in half lengthwise; place in baking dish. Top each apple half with 1 teaspoon butter. Sprinkle each apple half with 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
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Step2In food processor or blender, place granola bar pieces and almonds. Cover; process until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. In medium microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 2 teaspoons butter uncovered on High 20 seconds or until melted. Add granola mixture, stirring until blended. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons granola mixture over each apple half.
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Step3Cover; bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 20 minutes longer or until apples are tender and topping is golden brown. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
Nutrition
280
Calories
16g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 280
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 0%
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2Tips from the
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