Easy Cinnamon Apples

Warm cinnamon apples are easy to make and great topping for anything. Use it as topping for any dish, topped over breakfast waffles or pancakes, to topping for pork chops or fried chicken for dinner, or simply serve it with ice cream for dessert! A dish that is perfect celebration of FALL!

You Must Try This Cinnamon Apple Recipe –

• Perfect celebration of FALL! Crisp fresh apples are fried in butter and brown sugar with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. It’s warming, comforting and utterly delicious!
• It tastes like APPLE PIE without the crumb ofcourse!
• Perfect way to use all crisp fresh apples available right now.
• You only need basic pantry ingredients.
• Very easy to make. The dish comes together in under 15 minutes.
• It keeps you warm, comforted and satisfied on a chilly day.
• Use it as topping on ANYTHING! From breakfast waffles/pancakes, sides for crispy fried chicken, top it over pork chops, serves as dessert with ice cream.
• You got a versatile recipe here. Feel free to swap with your favorite variety of apple. This recipe works for any fresh crisp apples which has a nice sweet and tart flavor. Granny Smith, honey crisp, Fuji red apples are best choices.
• It’s completely up to you want spices you want to use and how much of it. Use cinnamon powder alone if you do not want to add nutmeg and ginger powder.
• Easy to adapt this recipe to make baked cinnamon apples instead of cooking on stove top. You can choose to cook in microwave too.

Ingredients You’ll Need

Below photo shows all ingredients needed for cinnamon apples recipe:

Apples – use fresh crisp apples that has sweet and tart flavors to it. Granny Smith, Honey crispy, Fuji, Pink Lady, Gala, Jazz are best choices.

Lemon Juice – Once apples are chopped add lemon juice to prevent it from browning. Along with lemon juice I always add generous pinch of salt.

Brown Sugar – Use light brown sugar. A mix of cane sugar and brown sugar can be used too.

Spices – I love a mix of cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder and ginger powder. It adds warm flavors to the dish. Stick to just cinnamon powder if you don’t have or don’t want to use other spices.

Thickening Agent (optional) – towards the end add corn starch mixed in 3 tablespoon water. Cook for 2 minutes or until the sauce is thickened slightly. This step is optional.

Butter –fry apples in butter for richer taste. For vegan options use coconut oil.

Additional Ingredients (optional):

Vanilla Extract – stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the recipe for added flavors.

Maple Syrup – you can add maple syrup or honey too for more flavors.

Brandy – add good 3 to 4 tablespoon brandy at the end while cooking. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. That’s it! A great topper for ADULT DISH.

How To Make Cinnamon Apples (With Step-By-Step Pictorial Instructions)

Wash apples well, pat dry in kitchen towel.

It’s personal choice to peel the skin or leave the skin on. If you are feeding kids, it’s best to peel the skin and chop into smaller pieces to make it easy for them to eat.

How To Prep Apples ?

Using apple slicer:-

I prefer to remove the skin off apples always. Using vegetable peeler, peel the skin off apples.

Push down apple slicer holding it firm in the middle to core and slice apples into 8 even slices.

Using apple corer:-

If you do not have apple slicer, core the apple using apple corer.

Use apple corer with little muscle to push it down in the center of the apple straight way down through it to remove the center core.

Then peel the skin off using vegetable peeler. You can choose to leave the skin on.

Slice apple into half in the middle to make two halves.

Each half cut again into two lengthwise in the middle to make 4 quarters.

Each quarter is finally cut into two to make 8 equal size pieces.

Note: don’t cut apples too thin, or they will break. I’d like to make 8 thick slices from each apple. If you want to cut into cubes, make 1 inch cubes.

Using Knife:-

If you choose to peel the skin off, peel using vegetable peeler.

Cut apple into half from stem to bottom end.

Turn the half flat side down and cut into half again.

Using a pairing knife, make an angled incision at the center from one side. Turn the apple and make similar angled incision on the other side to make a ‘v’ cut and release the core.

Cut each quarter into half once again to make 8 slices in total.

Note – if you don’t work fast in peeling and coring, apple will begin to brown from the cut side. To prevent browning, rub apple with cut lemon.

Cook Apple On Stove Top

Soon as you finished cutting apple into slices, apple lemon juice and toss well to coat. This will prevent apples from browning.

I prefer to add generous pinch of kosher salt too along with lemon juice to prevent apples from browning while it sits until ready to be added to the skillet to cook.

In a wide pan or skillet melt butter.

Add apple slices to the pan.

Add all ingredients – brown sugar, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, ginger powder.

Mix everything until combined.

Allow apple slices to cook for a minute.

Cover with lid and simmer on medium low heat for about 4 minutes.

Remove lid and toss well.

You can either simmer and continue to cook for 5 more minutes until the sugar mix is thickened or add thickening agent.

Adding corn starch is optional. Arrow root powder can also be used in place of corn starch for thickening.

Mix corn starch in 1 tablespoon water making sure no lumps are left. Pour it over sautéed apples.  Alternatively directly sprinkle corn starch over the apples.

Stir and cook for 2 minutes until the sauce begins to thicken.

Remove from heat.

Note: at this stage you can add flavors to your dish like vanilla extract or maple syrup.

Serve immediately.

What Are The Best Apples To Use For This Recipe?

Any apple that is crisp and has wonderful sweet and tart flavors to it can be used for apple cinnamon recipe.

Choose any of these apples –

• Granny Smith
• Honey Crispy
• Fuji Red
• Pink Lady
• Gala
• Jazz
• Braeburn
• Golden Delicious
• Cortland

are best choices.

To Peel Or Not To Peel The Skin?

There is no right or wrong way to do it. It’s completely personal choice to choose to peel the skin off the apples or to leave it as it is.

Just remember if you are feeding this to little kids it’s best to peel the skin off and to dice apples into small cubes to make it easy for kids to eat. This cinnamon apple with skin will be slightly tougher to eat for kids.

I prefer to remove skin. You can very well choose to keep the skin on and cook apples. Nothing wrong in that.

How Do You Serve Cinnamon Apples?

Cinnamon apples can be served in many ways. Serve it as topping for waffles/pancakes. Top it over pork chop for dinner or serve alongside crispy fried chicken. Serve it as it is for mid meal snack. Serve cinnamon apples topped with ice cream or whipped cream as dessert.

How To Add Different Flavors?

Vanilla Extract – stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the recipe for added flavors.

Maple Syrup – you can add maple syrup or honey too for more flavors.

Brandy – the combination of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and brandy is deadly. It’s a great ADULT garnish for any dish. Add good 3 to 4 tablespoon brandy at the end while cooking. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. That’s it! A great topper for ADULT DISH is ready.

Can I Freeze Cinnamon Apples?

Yes you can.

Allow sautéed apples to cool completely.

Transfer to freeze containers with tight lid or zip lock bags.

Freeze it for up to 3 months.

When ready to serve, simply thaw frozen apples in fridge overnight.

Reheat in pan with little butter until warmed enough.

Serve.

Tips To Make Best Cinnamon Apples

1. Do NOT cut apples too thin, or they will break. Cut thick slices or cubes and make sure all are equal sized so they cook evenly. If cutting into slices, consider making 8 equal sized slices from each apple.
2. Do not stir too much or they will break.
3. Do not over cook apples. You don’t want mushy apples. Cinnamon apples should be softened slightly with a crunch to it but not soggy and mushy. Cooking time for apple will vary depending on how large your apples are cut.
4. Adding thickening agent is completely optional. Add corn starch or arrow root powder as thickening agents. This recipe calls for mixing corn starch with water before adding to the apples. Alternatively you can just sprinkle starch directly over the pan.
5. For ADULT ONLY servings, consider adding brandy to the recipe in the end. The combination of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and brandy is deadly.

OTHER APPLE RECIPES:

Apple Pie Enchiladas

Instant Pot Apple Cider

Apple Nachos With Peanut Butter And Chocolate

MORE FALL RECIPES:

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Pumpkin Pie Spice

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash

Don’t forget to Subscribe to CurryTrail  Recipes below to get our newest recipes delivered straight to your inbox.

LOVE THIS RECIPE? KEEP IN TOUCH AND DON’T MISS OUT ON ANY OF CURRYTRAIL RECIPES! FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, FACEBOOK, TWITTER.

HAVE YOU TRIED ONE OF MY RECIPES? I’D LOVE TO SEE WHAT YOU’VE MADE! TAKE A PICTURE AND USE THE HASHTAG #CURRYTRAIL ON INSTAGRAM SO I CAN SEE! I’LL DO A HAPPY DANCE IF YOU TRY MY RECIPE AND SHARE IT WITH US!