Easy Baked Cinnamon Sugar Apples
Make tender, sweet baked apples filled with warm cinnamon and brown sugar. This simple apple dessert is perfect for a cozy autumn treat or a quick snack.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 40 min
- Total Time: 50 min
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium baking apples (like Honeycrisp or Fuji)
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a small baking dish.
- Wash the apples. Use a melon baller or small spoon to core the center of each apple, leaving about a half-inch of apple at the bottom so the filling stays inside. Do not cut all the way through the bottom.
- In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Place the cored apples into the prepared baking dish.
- Spoon the sugar and spice mixture evenly into the center cavity of each apple.
- Place a small piece of butter on top of the sugar mixture in each apple.
- Pour the water into the bottom of the baking dish around the apples. This creates steam to keep the apples moist.
- Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the apples are tender when pierced with a fork. Baking time depends on the size and variety of your apples.
- Carefully remove from the oven. Serve warm, perhaps with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the best baked apple dessert experience.
Notes
- For baked apple slices, simply slice the apples instead of coring them whole, toss with the sugar and spice mixture, and bake for 20-25 minutes until tender.
- If you prefer a keto baked apples option, substitute the brown sugar with a keto-friendly sweetener blend like erythritol and monk fruit.
- To achieve a caramel baked apples flavor, add 1 tablespoon of maple syrup or a drizzle of caramel sauce over the filling before baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 apple
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 45
- Sodium: 2
- Fat: 6
- Saturated Fat: 3.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 48
- Fiber: 6
- Protein: 0.5
- Cholesterol: 15