How to make steel-cut oatmeal in a baked apple with delicious toppings

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water reduces cost.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free, while margarine is less expensive.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pecans

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pecans offer similar flavor, sunflower seeds are more affordable.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed, white sugar is cheaper.

Cut a little bit off the bottom of the apple to flatten it.

Cut a little bit off the top of the apple to flatten it.

Scoop out the inside of the apple to create a bowl.

Place the hollowed apples in a baking dish with water.

Brush the apples with a mixture of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla.

Bake the apples in the oven for about 20 minutes at 400 degrees.

Add chopped apple, brown sugar, golden raisins, more vanilla, and cinnamon to the cooked steel cut oats.

Fill the baked apples with the oatmeal mixture.

Top the filled apples with chopped pecans and any additional toppings like caramel or cranberries.

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