Baked Apples with Crisp Topping

Adapted from Sunny Anderson, Foodtv.com.

Serves 4.

2 apples (recommended Fuji or McIntosh)

1 teaspoon lemon juice

¼ cup seedless raspberry or strawberry jam

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons butter, cold and diced

3 tablespoons brown sugar

½ cup uncooked rolled oats

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pinch of salt

Vanilla ice cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut top and bottom off of each apple, and then cut in half horizontally. Using a melon baller or a spoon, scoop out each side of core, creating a rounded hole. Rub the cut surfaces of the apple with lemon juice. Place 1 tablespoon of jam in each whole.

For the topping, in a small bowl mix together flour, butter, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, and salt. Evenly divide and press this mixture on top of each apple, covering the jam. Place in a baking dish filled with about ¼ inch of water. Bake until the oat mixture is golden brown and the apple is completely tender when pierced with a knife, about 35-40 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.