Ingredients:

4 large apples

1 cup rolled oats

½ cup unsweetened applesauce

2 tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Core and slightly hollow out the apples with a spoon, leaving the apples intact to create a well for the filling. Place the apples in a pie pan. 
3. In a medium bowl combine the oats, applesauce, honey, vanilla extract, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and optional lemon zest. 
4. Fill and top each apple with the oats mixture. 
5. Bake for 40 minutes or until the sides of the apples are soft and easily pierced with a knife.

Makes 4 servings. Each apple is a serving.

Count each serving as: 1 fruit plus a treat or 1 fruit plus half a snack.

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