Baked Sliced Cinnamon Apples
Baked sliced cinnamon apples taste like warm apple pie filling without the pie crust and will make your whole house smell amazing. This easy recipe is gluten free and dairy free.
Looking for more apple recipes? Try my dairy free apple crisp, apple curd, baked apples with oatmeal, or apple mug cake.
What You’ll Love About This Recipe
Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make easy baked cinnamon apple slices:
- Sweet fresh apples – such as pink lady apples, honeycrisp apples, gala apples, fuji apples, etc. Or a mix.
- Melted dairy free butter – or unsalted butter if not dairy free.
- Fresh lemon juice
- Homemade cinnamon sugar – a mix of light brown sugar and ground cinnamon.
- Pinch of salt
How to Make Baked Sliced Cinnamon Apples: Step By Step
Here are some quick visual instructions. The full instructions and ingredient list will be in the printable recipe card below!
- Add the apple slices, melted butter, lemon juice, cinnamon sugar mixture, and a pinch of salt to a large bowl. Mix until the apple slices are evenly coated.
- Transfer the apple mixture to a 9×12 baking dish and bake for 30 minutes, stirring the apples halfway through.
- Serve warm with a drizzle of dairy free caramel sauce, dairy free miso caramel, or a scoop of ice cream.
Helpful Tips
- Mix granny smith apples with the sweet apples for more of a sweet-tart flavor.
- Top the warm cinnamon apples with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce for extra indulgence.
Quick Tip: There are many different ways to customize this depending on the spices used. Warming spices such as ground cardamom, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, or apple pie spice pair best with apples.
Storage
Store leftover apples in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Make It Your Way: Substitutions & Variations
Please remember that recipes are just a starting point.
How can you make these easy baked apple slices using what you already have? Here are some ideas…
- No dairy free butter? – use melted coconut oil.
- No brown sugar? – use coconut sugar or maple syrup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Using a more tart apple will help to balance out the dish. This is why granny smith apples are often used in apple pies.
Sweet apples work well in savory dishes because again, they help to balance out the flavors.
You can still use sweet apples in sweet dishes but pulling back on the added sugars like in these baked cinnamon apples will prevent them from being overly sweet.
Yes, you don’t peel them if you don’t want to. I’ve had them both ways and they’re equally delicious. It just depends on personal preference.
More Apple Desserts
- Cranberry Apple Oat Crumble
- Strawberry Apple Crumble
- Baked Apples With Oatmeal
- Apple Mug Cake
- Apple Curd
I hope you love this Baked Sliced Cinnamon Apples recipe! If you make it, be sure to leave a comment & a star rating below. Thank you!
Baked Sliced Cinnamon Apples
Ingredients
- 5 medium peeled and cored apples cut into ¼ – ⅓ inch slices
- 2 tablespoons melted dairy free butter or unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Add the apple slices, melted butter, lemon juice, cinnamon sugar mixture, and a pinch of salt to a large bowl. Mix until the apple slices are evenly coated.
- Transfer the apple mixture to a 9×12 baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes, stirring the apples halfway through.
- Serve warm with a drizzle of dairy free caramel sauce, dairy free miso caramel, or a scoop of ice cream.