Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Bake

Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Bake

🥘 Ingredients

  • apples
    8 unit
  • brown sugar
    1/2 c
  • butter (4 TBSP; 8 TBSP for 12 servings)
    1/2 c
  • cinnamon
    4 tsp
  • creme fraiche
    1/2 c
  • flour (1 TBSP; 2 TBSP for 12)
    1 c
  • honey
    4 tbsp
  • lemon
    1 unit
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • pecans
    2 oz
  • plastic wrap
  • rolled oats
    1 c
  • salt
  • sugar (4 TBSP white sugar; 8 TBSP for 12 servings)
    1/2 c
  • yogurt
    1.5 c

🍳 Cookware

  • baking dish
  • large bowl
  • medium bowl
  • fork
  • peeler
  • zester
  • baking dish
  • whisk
  • scissors
  1. 1
    Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray . Reserve flour in a large bowl . Wash and dry produce.
    nonstick cooking spray, flour: 1 c (1 TBSP; 2 TBSP for 12)
  2. 2
    Place butter in a medium bowl ; cover with plastic wrap . Microwave until melted ⏱️ 60-90 seconds . TIP: Get a head start peeling apples while butter melts!
    butter: 1/2 c (4 TBSP; 8 TBSP for 12 servings), plastic wrap, apples: 8 unit
  3. 3
    To bowl with melted butter, add rolled oats , pecans , half the cinnamon , remaining flour, sugar , and a pinch of salt . Mix with a fork to combine. Place topping mixture in freezer to firm up while preparing filling.
    rolled oats: 1 c, pecans: 2 oz, cinnamon: 4 tsp, sugar: 1/2 c (4 TBSP white sugar; 8 TBSP for 12 servings), salt
  4. 4
    Peel with a peeler , core, and thinly slice apples. Zest with a zester and quarter lemon .
    lemon: 1 unit
  5. 5
    To bowl with reserved flour, add apples, brown sugar , remaining cinnamon, and juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 12 servings); toss to combine. Transfer to prepared baking dish in an even layer.
    brown sugar: 1/2 c
  6. 6
    Remove topping mixture from freezer and evenly crumble over apple filling, pressing together with fingertips to create small clumps.
  7. 7
    Bake breakfast bake on middle rack until topping is golden brown and apples are tender ⏱️ 25-30 minutes . TIP: Prefer softer apples? Bake an extra ⏱️ 5-10 minutes .
  8. 8
    While breakfast bake bakes, wash and dry bowl used for topping mixture. In bowl, whisk together with a whisk yogurt , creme fraiche , honey , and lemon zest to taste until combined. TIP: Use scissors to open all the packets! If honey is hardened, massage packets between your hands to soften before opening.
    yogurt: 1.5 c, creme fraiche: 1/2 c, honey: 4 tbsp
  9. 9
    Let breakfast bake cool slightly. Divide between bowls and top with dollops of honey lemon yogurt.