Baked Cinnamon Apple Slices

Fall is a wonderful season for apple recipes. Warm and spicy seasonal flavors create a savory apple fall dish to enjoy. The blend of apple slices and cinnamon is a flavorful yet simple recipe to try out this season.

Apples

Apple is a well-known fruit that represents the fall and is abundant throughout the season. It is known as a classic and traditional fall fruit enjoyed by many individuals. In addition, it is a versatile fruit that can be used in numerous types of fall dishes. Apples are a popular addition to salads and desserts. They can also be cooked in different ways. Baking apples is a popular method during the fall season. Baked cinnamon apples have a unique taste that resembles delicious fall apple dishes.

Baked Cinnamon Apple Slices

Baked cinnamon apples are sliced apples seasoned with various sweet seasonings and then baked. For this apple dish, I seasoned the apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. The flavors of baked apples and the blend of warm fall spices create a delicious, sweet dish to savor this fall season.

For this recipe, you can either opt to leave the apple skin on or peel the apples. This is more of a preference, though the texture may differ a bit. Apples tend to brown up quite fast once cut and peeled. To help prevent the apples from browning, make the sugar seasoning mix first and add lemon juice or any type of citrus to the cut apples.

Baking the Apples

Apples can become dry during the baking process. Adding water and butter during the cooking process helps the apples from drying up. The combination of the water and butter adds moisture to the apples.

Baked Cinnamon Apple Slices Ingredients

Apples: Sweet and juicy yet firm apples that can hold their shape during the baking process are ideal apple types for cooking, such as Gala, Fuji, and Honeycrisp apples.

Water: Baking apples can get dry; water helps to prevent apples from drying and adds moisture.

Butter: (Unsalted Butter) Creamy yet slightly sweet, butter provides flavor and moisture to baked apples.

Sugar: (Brown Sugar) A base ingredient for the sugar seasoning mix that has a rich, caramel-like flavor. Alternative: Coconut palm sugar.

Cinnamon: (Ground Cinnamon) A blend of a sweet and spicy flavor.

Nutmeg: A tasty warm fall spice that combines a nutty flavor and a hint of sweetness. Alternative: Allspice.

Vanilla Extract: A vanilla-based sweetener that is warm and sweet, adding a hint of vanilla flavor to the sugar seasoning mix. Alternative: Vanilla powder. 

Baked Cinnamon Apple Slices Instructions

Sugar Seasoning Mixture

1. In a bowl, add the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. 
2. Combine the sugar seasoning ingredients. 

Apples

1. Wash the apples.
2. Peel the apples.
3. Remove the core from each of the apples.
4. Cut the apples into slices.

 

Baking Dish

1. Add butter to the baking dish.
2. Grease the baking dish with butter. 
3. Add the apple slices.
4. Add the sugar seasoning mixture. 

Oven

Add the baking dish to the oven.
After 15 minutes, add water and butter. Bake for another 15 minutes.

Storage

Baked cinnamon apple slices can be stored once cooled. The apples can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. For longer storage, the apple slices can also be frozen in a freezer bag or an airtight container. 

Thoughts

Apples are a great fall fruit that is and has always been a classic fall favorite throughout the United States. Baked apples can make a delicious fruity dessert to enjoy. The combination of freshly baked sliced apples and fall sugar seasoning mix is a tasty apple dessert that pairs nicely with a scoop of ice cream. This is one apple fall dessert that I enjoy with cool vanilla ice cream and a side of warm sweet apple slices. Baked cinnamon apple slices is a simple yet warm and sweet dish to savor during the fall season.

Recipe

Ingredients 

• 5 apples 
• 3 tablespoons water 
• 4 tablespoons butter 

Sugar seasoning mixture 

• 2 tablespoons brown sugar 
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
 
Sugar mixture. In a small bowl, add the cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix until fully combined.
 
Apples. Wash the apples. Peel, core, and slice the apples.

Baking dish. In a baking dish, grease the dish with 1 tablespoon of butter. Add sliced apples. Then top with the sugar seasoning mix. Mix the sugar seasoning mixture with the apples.
 
Bake. Add the baking dish to the oven. Bake for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, add water and butter to the apples. Mix gently until combined. Bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from the oven to cool.