Easy Homemade Cinnamon Apples in just 10 minutes. An easy stovetop apple dessert, breakfast topping, light dessert, or holiday side dish.
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Made with simple pantry ingredients, these buttery, sweet, and perfectly spiced apples come together in just 10 minutes on the stovetop. This simple recipe feels special for holidays but is also easy enough to make any day for a quick sweet craving.
If you find plenty of apples in the fall, I highly recommend trying these warm cinnamon apples. These are, in a way, a healthy dessert. It is like eating warm apple pie or crumble without the crust.
Serve these warm apples over pancakes and waffles, chia pudding, vanilla ice cream, oatmeal, french toast, etc. You can even enjoy straight from the skillet.
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While you are here, also check out spiced and caramelized pear chia pudding, and caramelized plantains.
Ingredients
Apples: Fresh apples are the best for this recipe. You can use Pink Lady, Gala, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, Fuji, or even our Indian seasonal Kashmiri apples.
Lemon juice: balances sweetness and adds a touch of freshness to the recipe.
Butter: for a rich flavor. Use coconut oil for a vegan version.
Salt: A pinch of salt brings all flavors together.
Cinnamon: Cinnamon gives apples their cozy, warm flavor.
Vanilla extract: Enhances the dish's aroma.
Honey: Sweetener used. You can use maple syrup, brown sugar, or plain sugar instead.
Check out the recipe card for the full list of ingredients.
How to make cinnamon apples?
- Melt butter in a pan. Add apple cubes, water, and lemon juice. Mix well.
- Cover and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes.
- Add salt, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and honey. Mix well.
- Continue cooking for another 2-3 minutes, or until the apples reach the desired texture. Cooking time will vary based on the type of apples used, the size of the apple cubes, and the pan used. So adjust accordingly.
- Remove from heat and serve.
Tips
- Add a pinch of nutmeg and cloves for a traditional apple pie flavor.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container for 3 to 5 days. Warm in a skillet over a medium-low flame or microwave until warm.
- I do not recommend freezing these cinnamon apples.
Serving suggestions
Spoon warm cinnamon apples over pancakes or crispy waffles.
Best served over vanilla ice cream for a festive dessert.
Spoon over chia pudding, oatmeal, or overnight oats.
Add as a sweet, buttery topping over French toast.
Use as a topping for homemade cheesecake.
Serve as a side with a slice of pound cake.
Recipe FAQS
No. Leaving the skin on adds texture and also saves preparation time.
Use firm apples and avoid overcooking. Just cook them until tender.
Both. They are delicious as a dessert with ice cream and equally good as a topping for breakfast dishes like pancakes, waffles, crepes, oatmeal, etc.
Recipe card
Easy Cinnamon Apples (Stovetop, 10 minutes)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Butter coconut oil
- 3 Apples cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoon Water
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ¾ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon Honey maple syrup
Instructions
- Melt butter in a pan. Add apple cubes, water, and lemon juice. Mix well.1 tbsp Butter, 3 Apples, 2 tbsp Water, 1 tsp Lemon juice
- Cover and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes.
- Add salt, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and honey. Mix well.¼ tsp Salt, ¾ tsp Cinnamon, ½ tsp Vanilla extract, 1 tbsp Honey
- Continue cooking for another 2-3 minutes, or until the apples reach the desired texture. Cooking time will vary based on the type of apples used, the size of the apple cubes, and the pan used. So adjust accordingly.
- Remove from heat and serve.
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Notes
- Add a pinch of nutmeg and cloves for a traditional apple pie flavor.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container for 3 to 5 days. Warm in a skillet over a medium-low flame or microwave until warm.
- I do not recommend freezing these cinnamon apples.
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