Oatmeal in apples

Preparation time 15 minutes

Total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
Use a knife to slice off the bottom of each apple so they can stand upright.
Using a melon baller, scoop out the apples leaving about 1 cm (½ in.) of flesh.
Mix together the oatmeal, yogurt, dried cranberries, walnuts, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a bowl.
Fill each apple with oatmeal mixture.
Arrange stuffed apples in a shallow, glass, ovenproof dish.
Pour apple juice into bottom of the dish and drizzle top of apples with maple syrup (or sprinkle with brown sugar).
Bake in the centre of the oven for 40 minutes, or until apples have softened.

Replace the oatmeal with hulled barley or quinoa, or use a nice blend of all three!