Preheat oven to 425’F.
Prepare the streusel filling: In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, oats, and melted butter or margarine. Pinch to form coarse crumbs. Set aside.
Wash the apples and, with a melon baller, carefully scoop out the core. creating a “bowl” about 2 inches in diameter. Be careful not to go all the way to the bottom or to break the sides.
Fill each apple with the streusel filling, stuffing them to their tops. Arrange the apples in a shallow 9- by 9-inch baking dish. In a small bowl, stir the apple juice. honey. and cinnamon. Pour into the baking pan. Bake. uncovered, for 25-30 minutes or until the apples are tender. If the streusel starts to burn, loosely cover with a piece of foil. Carefully remove the apples to a platter or individual dessert dishes.
Ingredients:
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup dark-brown sugar
- ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats /not quick cooking or ] -minute type)
- 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter or margarine, melted
- 3 medium red apples, such as McIntosh or Cortland
- 3 medium green apples, such as Granny Smith
- 1 cup apple juice
- ½ cup honey
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Thick Caramel optional ice cream or whipped cream, dairy or parve, optional
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Recipe by Susie Fishbein