Hasselback Apples for 2 — YUM!

Variations of this recipe have appeared on Facebook, blogs, websites, and in numerous videos. The recipe I used is very similar to the one that appeared on the Cooking Light website.

Just a bit of history: The name “hasselback” comes from a restaurant in Hasselbaken, Stockholm (Sweden). They first introduced a recipe for hasselback potatoes in the 1940s and since then, all forms of fruits and veggies have been prepared using their original fanning technique.

Hasselback Apples for 2

1 large firm apples, peeled, cored, and halved vertically (Pink Lady or Honeycrisp varieties recommended as they keep their shape)

Cooking spray

Scant 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Scant 1 tablespoon butter, melted

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar

1 ¼ tablespoons butter, melted

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 ½ tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats

1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon Kosher salt

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Starting at the outermost edges, cut most (but not all) of the way through each apple half at ⅛” intervals.

   

   To control the depth of the cuts, I set the apple halves between to wooden spoons.

3. Place apple halves, cut sides down, in a baking pan or dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Combine scant 1 tablespoon sugar, scant 1 tablespoon melted butter, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. Brush sugar-butter-cinnamon mixture evenly over apple.
   
   
   
   
5. Cover pan with foil; bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
6. Remove foil. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove pan from oven; cool 10 minutes.
7. Combine 1 ½ tablespoons sugar, 1 ¼ tablespoon butter, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 ½ tablespoons oats, 1 teaspoon flour, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
   
8. Spoon oat mixture evenly over apples.
9. Bake at 400° for another 10 minutes.
10. Turn broiler to high (leave pan in oven); broil 2 minutes.
    
    
    

    

    To serve: Add a hasselback section to a serving dish and top with a dollop of  honey yogurt.

Hasselback Apples for 2

1 large firm apples, peeled, cored, and halved vertically (Pink Lady or Honeycrisp varieties recommended as they keep their shape)

Cooking spray

Scant 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Scant 1 tablespoon butter, melted

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar 

1 ¼ tablespoons butter, melted 

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 ½ tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats

1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon Kosher salt

1. Preheat oven to 400°. (We use our Breville portable oven for small batches such as this.)
2. Starting at the outermost edges, cut most (but not all) of the way through each apple half at ⅛” intervals.
3. Place apple halves, cut sides down, in a baking pan or dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Combine scant 1 tablespoon sugar, scant 1 tablespoon melted butter, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. Brush sugar-butter-cinnamon mixture evenly over apple.
5. Cover pan with foil; bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
6. Remove foil. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove pan from oven; cool 10 minutes.
7. Combine 1 ½ tablespoons sugar, 1 ¼ tablespoon butter, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 ½ tablespoons oats, 1 teaspoon flour, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
8. Spoon oat mixture evenly over apples.
9. Bake at 400° for another 10 minutes.
10. Turn broiler to high (leave pan in oven); broil 2 minutes.
    
    

Hasselback Apples for 2

1 large firm apple, peeled, cored, and halved vertically (Pink Lady or Honeycrisp varieties recommended as they keep their shape)

Cooking spray

Scant 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Scant 1 tablespoon butter, melted

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar 

1 ¼ tablespoons butter, melted 

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 ½ tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats

1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon Kosher salt

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Starting at the outermost edges, cut most (but not all) of the way through each apple half at ⅛” intervals.
3. Place apple halves, cut sides down, in a baking pan or dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Combine scant 1 tablespoon sugar, scant 1 tablespoon melted butter, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. Brush sugar-butter-cinnamon mixture evenly over apple.
5. Cover pan with foil; bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
6. Remove foil. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove pan from oven; cool 10 minutes.
7. Combine 1 ½ tablespoons sugar, 1 ¼ tablespoon butter, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 ½ tablespoons oats, 1 teaspoon flour, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
8. Spoon oat mixture evenly over apples.
9. Bake at 400° for another 10 minutes.
10. Turn broiler to high (leave pan in oven); broil 2 minutes.

Recipe without photos . . .

Hasselback Apples for 2

1 large firm apple, peeled, cored, and halved vertically (Pink Lady or Honeycrisp varieties recommended as they keep their shape)

Cooking spray

Scant 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Scant 1 tablespoon butter, melted

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar 

1 ¼ tablespoons butter, melted 

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 ½ tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats

1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon Kosher salt

1. Preheat oven to 400°. (We use our Breville portable oven for small batches such as this.)
2. Starting at the outermost edges, cut most (but not all) of the way through each apple half at ⅛” intervals.
3. Place apple halves, cut sides down, in a baking pan or dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Combine scant 1 tablespoon sugar, scant 1 tablespoon melted butter, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. Brush sugar-butter-cinnamon mixture evenly over apple.
5. Cover pan with foil; bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
6. Remove foil. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove pan from oven; cool 10 minutes.
7. Combine 1 ½ tablespoons sugar, 1 ¼ tablespoon butter, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 ½ tablespoons oats, 1 teaspoon flour, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
8. Spoon oat mixture evenly over apples.
9. Bake at 400° for another 10 minutes.
10. Turn broiler to high (leave pan in oven); broil 2 minutes.