Bacon Streusel Stuffed Baked Apples

If you're in the market for a melt-in-your-mouth decadent side dish for the holiday table, you're in luck! Bacon Streusel Stuffed Baked Apples are a THING! Stuff apples with a sweet, spiced bacon fat streusel. Bake until the apples soften and the streusel browns, then serve warm alongside turkey or ham. These Bacon Streusel Stuffed Baked Apples are the ultimate sweet-savory-salty combination for Thanksgiving, Christmas or any winter dinner party!

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings apples

Calories 266kcal

Ingredients

Apples

8 apples medium-sized, cored
½ cup water

Streusel

3 slices bacon cooked down and chopped into pieces
2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat
2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
½ cup rolled oats
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon allspice

Instructions

Make the Streusel

In a large glass bowl, combine the rolled oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. Whisk together.
Mix the chopped bacon into the dry ingredients, and set aside.
Add the butter and bacon fat to the dry ingredients. Stir until the mixture is crumbly and just combined.

Make the Apples

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Fill a baking dish that has 2”+ tall sides with the water, and set aside.
Core the apples, and prepare to fill them immediately.
Once the apples have been cored, carefully spoon the streusel into them and place the in the prepared baking dish.
When the apples have been filled, cover the baking dish with a piece of aluminum foil.
Bake the apples for 30 minutes covered, then remove the foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the streusel topping has browned.
Remove from the oven, and let cool for 10-15 minutes, then serve warm.

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