Cinnamon Apples

Easy cinnamon apples cooked with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. A simple side or dessert that’s perfect for holidays or weeknights.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword apples, holidays

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 254kcal

1½ to 2 pounds Apples about 5–6 apples, depending on size, cored, peeled, and sliced
3 tablespoons Butter
¼ cup Brown Sugar
6 tablespoons Water divided
½ teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
Lemon-Lime Soda or Lemon/Lime Juice – optional to keep the apples from browning while prepping

Core, peel, and slice each apple into roughly 12 pieces. If you’re working with smaller apples, cut them into fewer pieces. Don’t slice them too thin.
Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. When the butter is melted and gently simmering, add the apples. Note: If you coated the apples with lemon-lime soda, drain any liquid before adding them to the pan.
Lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the sugar and cinnamon. Stir in the brown sugar, 4 tablespoons of water, and cinnamon. Mix gently to combine.
Still on medium-low heat, cover and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Thicken the sauce. In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water until smooth.
Add the cornstarch mixture to the apples and stir gently until incorporated. Cook, uncovered, over medium-low to low heat for 3–5 minutes, or until the liquid thickens. Stir occasionally.
Serve warm. They’re great as a sweet side for pork or chicken, or as a simple dessert with ice cream or whipped cream.

Choose a saucepan large enough to hold all the apples with room to stir and toss them easily.
Don’t slice the apples too thin. Cut each apple into roughly 12 pieces so they hold up while cooking and don’t break apart. If your apples are smaller, cut them into fewer pieces.
To slow down browning, add a few tablespoons of lemon-lime soda (like Sprite or 7UP) to a bowl. Toss the apple slices in the soda as you peel and cut the rest.
If you don’t have soda, a little lemon or lime juice mixed with water will also do the trick.