Serves : 4–6 people
Prep time: 10 minutes
Bake time: 50 minutes

INGREDIENTS
Walnut Crumble
1 cup raw walnuts
½ cup oat flour
3 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. maple syrup
2 Tbsp. sugar
Pinch salt

Baked Apples
3 small apples (like honeycrisp)
½ cup orange juice

Caramel Sauce
¾ cup raw almond butter
1/3 cup coconut sugar
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 Tbsp. water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
¼ tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS
1. Start by preparing your crumble. Mix all ingredients in a food processor until walnuts are coarsely chopped.

2. Prepare your baked apples. Cut apples in half, top to bottom and remove the core and seeds.

3. Pour orange juice into a shallow baking dish. Bathe the cut side of apples in the juice, then turn over and arrange cut side up and top each apple with 2–3 Tbsp. of the walnut crumble.

4. Move to the oven, and bake at 350˚F for 50 to 55 minutes.

5. While apples are baking, prepare your caramel sauce. Add all ingredients to a small saucepan over medium-low heat and whisk together until mixture starts to simmer. Set aside. 6. Remove apples from oven. Apples should still have some firmness to them. If you prefer softer apples, bake more until preferred doneness. Drizzle warm caramel sauce over the apples. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Recipe & photography by Casey Colodny @TheMindfulHapa