Trying to get more fruit into your diet? Give these cinnamon baked apples a try!
They’re a perfect addition to a yoghurt bowl for breakfast, spiced with cinnamon and sweetened with maple syrup. I cooked a few up at once and have been adding them to these yoghurt bowls for breakfast.
Just in case you wanted a switch up from oats… Although they did still make a feature.
INGREDIENTS:
1 gala apple, halved & core removed
½ tsp olive oil
10g maple syrup (or honey)
½ tsp ground cinnamon
200g high protein yoghurt
15g vanilla whey protein
15g oats
15g nuts/seeds of choice
15g 85% dark chocolate, chopped
2 tbsp sugar free maple syrup
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Line a baking dish with parchment paper and add the apple. Season with the olive oil, maple syrup, and cinnamon and give them a good mix with your hands. Place the apples flesh side down and bake for around 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes the apples should be soft, turn them over so now the skin side is down, and baste the top with the juice. Place back into the oven to cook for a further 10-15 minutes until the apples turn jammy and a bit of caramelisation has formed on top.
While the apples are cooking place a pan over medium-low heat. Add the oats and nuts of choice and toast for 5-10 minutes until aromatic and slightly brown. Remove from the heat and let sit to cool.
Once cooked, remove the apple from the oven.
In a bowl mix together the yoghurt and protein powder. Sprinkle over the oats, nuts, dark chocolate and top with the baked apple. Drizzle over the sugar maple syrup and enjoy!
Note: you can make the apples and “granola” (oats and nuts) topping in bulk. Store the apples in an air tight container in the fridge and oats/nuts in an air tight container in the pantry. A bit of forward prep and you can throw this breakfast together in less than 5 minutes.
Serves 1
Nutritional Information: per serve
Calories: 560kcal
Protein: 36g
Fat: 24g
Carbohydrate: 51g
If you liked this recipe, be sure to check out our recipe book (Protein Know How) HERE