For Baked apples

Ingredients:

6 apples

2 ½ tbsp cold pressed virgin coconut oil
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp vanilla essence
1 cup apple cider vinegar

For oatmeal

2 cups steel cut oats
6 cups milk
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp vanilla essence
Dates - 5 to 6 nos (chopped)
Raisins (optional)
Nuts (almonds, pistachios- sliced)- 8-10 nos

Instructions:

Slice about half an inch from the top and bottom of each apple; enough on the bottom to hold the oatmeal.

Then carefully cut out a ‘bowl’ like shape inside the apples, this could be done using a melon baller.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
In a saucepan, add the virgin coconut oil, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon, stir until the sugar dissolves and then remove from the heat.
Apply this mixture on the insides and top of the apples and place in a baking pan.

Pour apple cider vinegar in the baking pan and cover it with aluminum foil and bake the apples for about 30 minutes or till softened.

To prepare the oatmeal while the apples bake, take a medium saucepan and prepare the steel cut oats with milk as directed on the oats packet.

During the last 5-7 minutes of cooking, add the cinnamon, vanilla, dates, raisins and some cut apple chunks (optional). Stir until combined and let it simmer till the oats are cooked.

Remove the baked apples and place them on a plate, fill the apples with the oatmeal mixture.

Garnish this with sliced almonds and pistachios.