These Baked Cinnamon Apples are so easy to make! The Best Baked Apple Recipe that is perfect for fall! Delicious and quick to make!
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Fall always comes with some of my favorite foods. I could eat foods that are considered “fall only" all year round.
Apple, pumpkin, cinnamon.. what's not to love!? These Pumpkin Cookies and Apple Crisp are two of my favorite things to make, but these Baked Cinnamon Apples are up there as well!
Best Baked Apple Recipe Around!
What are baked cinnamon apples?
Baked cinnamon apples are soft baked apples with lovely fall spices and a crunchy walnut and oatmeal topping.
Why we love Baked Cinnamon Apples
- Delicious: Some of the best recipes are simple and still have a ton of flavor. Even though this recipe is made with only a few ingredients it’s loaded with flavor.
- Cheap: With grocery store costs on the rise, this is a delicious, budget-friendly meal! You likely have many items already.
- Total Fall Comfort Dessert: When you need something comforting this fall, this is the perfect recipe!
Baked Cinnamon Apples Recipe Ingredients
For Baked Cinnamon Apples you'll need:
What apples are good for baking?
Granny Smith - Tart! These will pair really well with the sweetness of this dessert.
Honeycrisp - While pricey, they offer a sweet and tart flavor. Almost like a caramel apple without the caramel.
Golden Delicious- Not to be confused with red delicious apples. Golden delicious apples are well, delicious!
Rome - A super red apple and not too tart. A great all-around apple. Good for pies, crisps, and apple sauce.
How to Make Baked Cinnamon Apples
- Slice the top and bottom off of your apple just so they sit flat.
- Scoop out the middle core of the apple, but leave the bottom intact.
- In a large bowl, combine all the remaining ingredients except the apple juice and mix well.
- Stuff each apple with about a fourth of the mixture.
- In the bottom of a high-sided baking dish, place the apple juice.
- Place the apples in the dish and cover with foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes, basting the apples every 10 minutes in between.
- Remove, serve, and enjoy!
Do I need to peel the apples?
Peeling apples is a personal preference in this recipe. How stunning is this baked apple with the beautifully marbled apple skin still on?
The structural integrity of the apples will still stand strong if you do decide to peel the apples.
How long do you cook apples in the oven?
Bake whole apples in the oven for 30-40 minutes. The longer you cook them the softer and mushier the baked apple will be.
How to Store Baked Cinnamon Apples:
Storing: You can store baked cinnamon apples for up to 3-4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Freezing: Baked apples can be frozen. Wrap your leftover dessert tightly in plastic wrap and place it in an airtight container. Freeze for 3-5 months.
Can you make baked cinnamon apples ahead of time?
Yes! Make baked cinnamon apples ahead of time and store in the refrigerator until you're ready to serve. Once you're ready to serve, reheat in the oven covered at 325 F until warmed.
How do you reheat baked cinnamon apples? Reheat baked cinnamon apples either in the oven or the microwave.
- Oven: Reheat in the oven, covered at 325 F until apples are warmed. Add a small dab of butter on top to remoisten.
- Microwave: Reheat in the microwave at 50% power in 15-second increments until warmed to your preference.
Substitutions for Baked Apples:
Salted Butter: Butter is essential to this recipe. We haven't tried it with dairy-free butter but it might work!
Old Fashioned Oats: Stick with Old Fashioned Oats in this recipe. It's easy to accidentally buy steel-cut oats or quick oats. Old-fashioned oats are the way to go for these baked apples.
Apples: We do not recommend substituting apples for this recipe.
Apple Juice: Choose your favorite apple juice for this recipe.
Chopped Walnuts: If you don't have chopped walnuts on hand, chopped pecans are a wonderful swap.
Honey: Honey offers a really tasty flavor, this ingredient can be substituted with agave syrup or maple syrup.
Pumpkin Pie Spice: We don't recommend substituting pumpkin pie spice, this adds an essential flavor that we're going for.
Ground Cinnamon: We don't recommend substituting ground cinnamon. Adds a lot to the flavor profile we love in this recipe.
Best Ways to Eat Baked Cinnamon Apples
- Serve with ice cream: Serve freshly baked apples with vanilla bean ice cream!
- Swap out the honey: Try pure maple syrup or agave syrup.
- Use pecans instead of walnuts: Instead of chopped walnuts, use chopped pecans instead, or both!
FAQ for Easy Baked Cinnamon Apples:
The best way to cook an apple is to bake it! Baking a whole, skin-on apple locks the moisture inside.
Yes! Baked apples with only cinnamon on them is a healthier option than the added butter, oats, and honey in this recipe. Check out the substitutions section for other alternatives to make this recipe even healthier.
Putting cinnamon on apples helps to stimulate your organs to clean themselves, and eating the apple helps to provide you with vitamins and minerals.
In this recipe of Cinnamon Baked Apples, there are 398 calories.
Covering the apples in foil while baking will help trap the moisture needed to steam and cook the apples.
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Easy Baked Cinnamon Apples
Ingredients
- 4 apples
- ⅔ cup old fashioned oats
- ½ cup apple juice
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons salted butter melted
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Slice the top and bottom off of your apple just so they sit flat.
- Scoop out the middle core of the apple, but leave the bottom intact.
- In a large bowl, combine all the remaining ingredients except the apple juice and mix well.
- Stuff each apple with about a fourth of the mixture.
- In the bottom of an 8x8 or 9x9 high-sided baking dish, place the apple juice.
- Place the apples in the dish and cover with foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes, basting the apples every 10 minutes in between.
- Remove, serve, and enjoy!
Sandra
So simple and delicious. Love the flavor of pumpkin spice with apple. Next time we’ll try these with ice cream!
Emmeline
I'm with you on being able to live on fall foods alone! Is there anything better?? I could probably live in fall the season for life as well - is there a country like that? Anyway these apples look amazing - I will be making them for dessert this weekend. Such a great way to start fall!
Dannii
I am so excited for all the apple and cinnamon recipes this autumn. These look delicious.
Alexandra
Such a fabulous use of pumpkin pie spice! These apples are lovely and beautifully fragrant.
Shashi
We love cinnamon apples - one of our fall favorites - so looking forward to trying your version this year!