Apples should be eaten with plenty of animal fat so this is an ideal recipe for them! Apples contain a lot of sugar so the fat helps keep your blood sugar from spiking and, as we talked about in The One About Fat, fat soluble vitamins help us absorb other nutrients.
This is a nostalgic warm winter treat for me. We used to start them when making dinner and then we’d have a great treat at the end of the meal. Because they take so long in the oven, it’s a great way to heat the house on a cold, snowy, winter day.
When I process large amounts of apples, I always think about making apple cider vinegar! Save your peels and cores (but not any rotting or bruised parts) to make your own apple cider vinegar.
Ingredients for Baked Apples:
Apples
Butter
Cinnamon
Directions for Baked Apples:
Rinse your apples.
Remove the stems. Slice them in half around their equator (so the core is a star.)
Preheat the oven to 300.
Using a melon baller or a knife, remove the core. Slice slightly into the apples around the core, not too deep, to allow the butter to really get into the apple.
Place the apples in a glass baking dish. Add a decent sized chunk of butter to each the center of each apple.
Add a small amount of filtered water to the bottom of the baking dish so the apples do not burn.
Place your apples in the oven for 1-2 hours. After about 30 minutes, remove the apples from the oven and baste them with any escaped butter. Put them back in the oven to continue cooking.
Once the apples are soft, remove them from the oven.
Enjoy warm on their own or topped with raw milk ice cream and cinnamon. I also enjoy them cold the next day (but not as much as when they’re warm!)
GAPS Legal Baked Apples
Ingredients
- Apples
- Butter
- Cinnamon
Instructions
- Rinse your apples.
- Remove the stems. Slice them in half around their equator (so the core is a star.)
- Preheat the oven to 300.
- Using a melon baller or a knife, remove the core. Slice slightly into the apples around the core, not too deep, to allow the butter to really get into the apple.
- Place the apples in a glass baking dish. Add a decent sized chunk of butter to each the center of each apple.
- Add a small amount of filtered water to the bottom of the baking dish so the apples do not burn.
- Place your apples in the oven for 1-2 hours. After about 30 minutes, remove the apples from the oven and baste them with any escaped butter. Put them back in the oven to continue cooking.
- Once the apples are soft, remove them from the oven.
- Enjoy warm on their own or topped with raw milk ice cream and cinnamon. I also enjoy them cold the next day (but not as much as when they’re warm!)