Cinnamon Apples

These cinnamon apples make a delicious side dish or dessert. In this recipe, apples, brown sugar and cinnamon are cooked in butter until they're tender and golden.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword apples, holidays

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 149.48kcal

Author Elizabeth

Ingredients

1½ pounds Apples about 5-6 apples depending on their size cored, peeled and sliced
3 tablespoons Butter
¼ cup Light Brown Sugar
6 tablespoons Water divided
½ teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
1 tablespoon Corn Starch

Instructions

You will also need: Lemon Lime Soda or Lemon/Lime Juice to keep the apples from browning
Core, peel and slice each apple into roughly 12 pieces. If you’re working with smaller apples then cut them into fewer pieces. Don’t slice them too thin.
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When the butter is hot and simmering gently, carefully add the apples.
If you coated the apples with lemon-lime soda, remember to drain the liquid.
Cover the saucepan and cook the apples for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the brown sugar, 4 tablespoons water and cinnamon to the apples. Stir gently to combine.
Lower the heat to medium-low, cover and cook the apples for approximately 5 minutes.
Mix together 1 tablespoon of corn starch with 2 tablespoons of water in a small bowl.
Add the corn starch mixture to the apples and stir gently until incorporated. Cook the apples, uncovered, on medium-low to low heat for 3-5 minutes until the liquid thickens. Stir occasionally.

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Notes

We used Honeycrisp apples in this recipe. Use an apple that is suitable for cooking.

To slow down the browning process on the peeled apples, toss with a little bit of lemon-lime soda. If you do not have lemon-lime soda, use a little bit of lemon or lime juice mixed with water.

Be sure to choose a saucepan that’s large enough to fit the apples, and have enough room left over to stir and toss them.

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