Cinnamon-Roasted Apples

Everyday Food

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-8
• Yields: 8 apple halves

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup  packed light-brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 4  gala apples or 4  fuji apples
• 4  cinnamon sticks, plus more for garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450.
2. In a large bowl, combine sugar, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water.
3. Halve apples and core using a spoon or melon baller. Toss apples in the sugar.
4. Arrange apples, skin up in a baking dish then pour sugar over them. Tuck in cinnamon sticks and cover with foil.
5. Bake until apples are easily pierced about 15-20 minutes.