If I need a walk down memory lane, all the way back to Kosciusko, MS, I just make this delicious side! I have always loved this dish. The soft, sweet, and tender apples topped with a warm, chewy, cinnamon, oatmeal crust. This really is the perfect brunch, breakfast, breakfast for dinner “brinner”, or dessert dish. It has also become my official late-night pregnancy craving!

I confess when I was growing up, I was not the biggest fan of breakfast for dinner. I was of the mindset that breakfast food should be served only in the morning. My change of thinking has completely transformed as I am now a wife and mother. I had the genius idea of cooking enough to supply a good helping of leftovers after supper time which would lead to a no stress morning with lots of breakfast options! I also use to be a morning person before I had two babies with another on the way!

I do not mind at all when I see apples on sale at the grocery store or have a few that are about to go bad. I generally have the rest of the pantry ingredients already on hand. And hey, what’s better than warm fruit topped with butter and brown sugar? What makes this dish even more desirable? That the “baked” part can be accomplished with a quick microwave. There is no need to heat up the house on those hot Mississippi days!

This delicious side should not be dedicated as only a breakfast option. It is also wonderful served with a warm ham steak or next to a melting scoop of vanilla ice cream! Next time you need a sweet fix (with a side of fruit) I hope you give this one a try!