Sweet apples, such as Fuji, cooked in butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. What could be better? These sweet cooked apples are perfect for pie filling, as toppings over desserts. They make great crepe filling and are delicious when served warm with ice cream.
Am I the only one who is having a hard time getting back into the kitchen after a week of Thanksgiving feasting? I've been eating so much over the last 10 days, I am not even hungry any more.
So, please forgive me for this very basic cooked apples recipe today. So simple and easy but don't let the simplicity fool you: these cinnamon and vanilla cooked apples are DELICIOUS:
How to serve cooked apples
- Sweet cooked apples are great for breakfast as a topping over pancakes, waffles, or even over oatmeal.
- They also work great on their own, as a simple dessert, served warm with vanilla ice cream: it's like having an apple pie without a crust.
- Use these cinnamon and vanilla cooked apples as a simple pie filling, or as a tart crust filling.
- They are also great for stuffing the crepes.
The smell of apples cooking in brown sugar with all the spices made it impossible to resist taking little bites as I was cooking. Beware! These sweet cooked apples are super addictive!
Sweet cooked apples recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 4 apples sweet, such as Fuji, cored, peeled and sliced
- ⅓ cup water
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ teaspoons corn starch
- ⅓ cup water
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet, add sliced apples and cook for a couple of minutes to soften them up. Add ⅓ cup of water, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract and stir really well, while on low-medium heat, to combine with apples.
- Dissolve corn starch in the remaining ⅓ cup of water. Add to the apple mixture in the skillet and bring to boil. Boil for about a minute until mixture thickens to the desired thickness. Remove from heat (do not overcook apples). Ready to serve!
Nutrition
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Thank you Julia. I love cooked apples. Every time I visit Cracker Barrel I order some cooked apples. The last time I went there, I told my friend that I am going to learn how to make this dish. So as I googled the recipe, your instructions popped up. I am looking forward to giving it a try.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for such a positive comment - I appreciate it! I hope you try this recipe and I hope you will not be disappointed. 🙂
Just made these delicious cooked apples. Before the apples went bad wanted to do something with them and found this easy and scrumptious recipe. Will do this again.
Yes, this is a great recipe if you have lots of extra apples you want to save! Paula, I am glad you liked this recipe and thank you for the comment and the 5-star review! 🙂
Wonderful recipe!
Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I didn’t use the cornstarch (because I didn’t have any) but the extra liquid I used to put over french toast and it was SOOOOO good! Thank you
Jovanna, you are very welcome! Glad you gave this recipe a try and enjoyed it! 🙂