Oatmeal Baked Apples

Servings: 8

Ingredients:

• ½ cup old-fashioned oats
• ¼ cup dried tart cherries
• 2 tbsp. raw pecans
• 2 tbsp. raw shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
• 2 tbsp. raw shelled sunflower seeds
• 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 3 tbsp. pure maple syrup
• ¼ tsp. kosher salt
• 4 medium red baking apples, cored, halved
• 1 cup sour cream

Cooking Directions:

• Place a rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350°. 
• Toss ½ cup old-fashioned oats, ¼ cup dried tart cherries, 2 tbsp. raw pecans, 2 tbsp. raw shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas), and 2 tbsp. raw shelled sunflower seeds in a medium bowl to combine.
• Drizzle 1 tbsp. vegetable oil and 2 tbsp. pure maple syrup over, then sprinkle in ¼ tsp. kosher salt. Mix until all of the ingredients are coated. Set granola aside.
• Arrange 4 medium red baking apples, cored, halved, cut side up, on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Top each with some reserved granola (about 2 tbsp. per apple half). 
• Bake until granola is golden brown and apples are tender, 40–45 minutes.
• While the apples are baking, whisk 1 cup sour cream and 1 tbsp. pure maple syrup in a small bowl to combine.
• To serve, carefully arrange each baked apple on a plate. Drizzle with more maple syrup and spoon a dollop of sour cream mixture on top of each.