Easy Baked Apples Recipe: Tender Cinnamon Baked Apples
Make these easy baked apples for a cozy fall dessert. You get tender, warm apples filled with brown sugar and cinnamon, perfect for serving warm.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 55 min
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 firm apples (like Honeycrisp or Fuji)
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter, cut into 4 pieces
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a small baking dish.
- Wash the apples. Use an apple corer or a small knife to remove the core from the top of each apple, leaving about half an inch at the bottom intact so the filling stays inside.
- In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together.
- Place the cored apples in the prepared baking dish.
- Spoon the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly into the center cavity of each apple.
- Place one small piece of butter on top of the filling in each apple.
- Pour the water into the bottom of the baking dish around the apples.
- Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the apples are tender when pierced with a fork.
- Carefully remove the dish from the oven. Drizzle the vanilla extract over the warm apples before serving.
Notes
- Serve these warm baked apples with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a classic dessert experience.
- If you prefer a less sweet option, reduce the brown sugar to 2 tablespoons and use a sugar substitute if desired.
- This recipe makes a great accompaniment to oatmeal for a warm breakfast treat.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 apple
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 15mg