Baked Apples With Oatmeal And Brown Sugar - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lemon, cut in half
4 large red apples
3/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 teaspoons butter
1 cup oatmeal
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
whipped cream, optional

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Squeeze juice from lemon halves into a large bowl with 2 cups cold water.
Peel top third of each apple.
With a small knife and working from the top of each apple, carefully carve out a large\"bowl,\" including the core, about 2 inches in diameter, leaving the bottom of apple intact.
Reserve all cut-away pieces.
Place carved apples in lemon water.
Chop cut-away apple pieces into small chunks, removing any core or seeds.
Toss with 3 tablespoons honey and cinnamon; set aside.
Combine remaining 9 tablespoons honey with 1/2 cup hot water and stir until well blended.
Stand apples, cut side up, in a 9\" x 9\" shallow baking dish.
Place 1 teaspoon butter in bowl of each apple and pour honey and water mixture on top.
Cover dish with foil and bake until tender, 25 to 35 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring 1 3/4 cups water and a pinch of salt to a boil.
Add oatmeal and apple pieces, and stir until mixture returns to a boil; reduce heat and cover.
Cook until tender, 7 to 10 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Remove apples from oven and carefully fill with oatmeal mixture.
Top with brown sugar.
Place under the broiler 1 minute, just until light brown sugar is bubbly and dark brown.
Serve with whipped cream, if desired.