Baked Apple Tahini Drizzle (Printable Version)

Tender baked apples filled with spiced oats and walnuts, topped with a rich tahini drizzle for a comforting treat.

# Ingredient List:

→ Apples

01 - 4 medium apples (Honeycrisp or Gala), cored

→ Filling

02 - 1/3 cup rolled oats
03 - 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
04 - 2 tablespoons maple syrup
05 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
06 - 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
07 - Pinch of sea salt

→ Tahini Drizzle

08 - 1/4 cup tahini
09 - 2 tablespoons maple syrup
10 - 1 to 2 tablespoons warm water, to thin
11 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 - Pinch of salt

# How to Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a baking dish.
02 - Core the apples without piercing the bottoms to create cavities for the filling.
03 - Combine rolled oats, chopped walnuts, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sea salt in a bowl; stir thoroughly.
04 - Fill each apple cavity evenly with the oat mixture, pressing gently to pack.
05 - Place stuffed apples into the prepared baking dish. Pour approximately 1/4 cup water into the dish to prevent sticking.
06 - Cover loosely with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking for 10 minutes until apples are tender and tops are golden brown.
07 - Whisk tahini, maple syrup, vanilla extract, salt, and warm water together until smooth and pourable.
08 - Remove apples from oven, allow to cool slightly, then drizzle generously with tahini sauce before serving.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The tahini drizzle transforms a simple baked apple into something genuinely luxurious without any dairy.
  • It's the kind of dessert that tastes indulgent but doesn't leave you feeling weighed down afterward.
  • Takes less than an hour from start to finish, so you can pull together something special on a weeknight.
  • Works perfectly warm or at room temperature, making it ideal for meal prep or casual entertaining.
02 -
  • Don't skip the water in the baking dish—it's the difference between apples that stick and caramelize versus ones that stay soft and tender.
  • Make your tahini drizzle thick at first, then gradually thin it with water until you achieve that perfect pourable consistency, because it's easier to add water than to fix it if it's too thin.
  • The apples will continue cooking slightly as they cool, so pull them out when they're just tender, not when they're falling apart.
03 -
  • Taste your tahini drizzle before pouring it—if it's too thick, it coats your mouth; too thin, it runs off the apple without clinging to the filling.
  • Choose apples that feel heavy for their size, as those tend to have more juice and stay tender rather than mealy when baked.

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