Loopy's Baked Apple Crisp

Apple halves are smothered in a cream cheese spread that caramelizes in the oven with an added crunch from granola creating an apple crisp effect. Serve with vanilla ice cream!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 423 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• cooking spray
• 1 apple, halved and core cut out
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.125 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.25 cup cream cheese, softened
• 0.125 teaspoon ground allspice
• 0.25 cup granola

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Stir cream cheese, brown sugar, maple syrup, walnuts, cinnamon, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and allspice together in a bowl until well mixed.

Step 3

Place apples, cut-side up, into baking dish, supporting them with pieces from the core underneath if needed. Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons butter into each cored apple and top each with 1/2 the cream cheese mixture, filling the hole and covering the entire top of apple.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until apples are slightly softened, about 35 minutes. Sprinkle apples with granola, pressing granola into filling. Continue baking until apples are cooked through and granola is browned, about 10 more minutes.