Warm Skillet Cinnamon Apples

Submitted by HokiesMom

"A quick dessert to serve for family and company that is a healthy alternative to a baked pie or crisp. If you want to make it a bit "less healthy" serve topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped topping. :-)"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 mcintosh apples (or another firm apple, about 2 lbs)
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon butter (no substitutions)

directions

1. Peel/core apples and cut into thick slices.
2. Toss together the apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg either in a bowl or put in a zippered plastic bag and shake until coated.
3. Cook apple mixture, 2 tbls. of water and 1 tbls. of butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
4. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until apples are tender - but not mushy.
5. Serve just as is or top with vanilla ice cream or whipped topping.

Reviews

[Gingin7]

These were delicious with our pork chops! Will be making them many times in the future...thanks for posting the recipe!

 

[julierharrell]

This was fantastic. I served it over steel cut oatmeal for breakfast for my children. They devowed it. I will use the leftovers in hand pies. The only ‘tweak’ I will make to the recipe next time is to reduce the sugar a bit. It wasn’t at all too sweet. It was just so good that I feel it will be just as good if I reduced the sugar a bit. I’m going to use this recipe to make a pie filling next time with sliced apples.

 

[Wigglesworth]

I've needed a recipe like this for a long time. Love it, and my picky kids raved about it.

 

[Deantini]

These apples were delish and I served them on their own as I did not have vanilla ice cream or whipped topping. I do think that the apples would shine much more with either the ice cream or a whipped cream to balance the flavour of the nutmeg and cinnamon. I am sure that with this balance it would be a 5 star recipe. Super easy to put together.

 

[AnnieLynne]

Wonderful! Made as-directed and served with grilled pork chops - Recipe#220103. (The BF loves apples and pork!) Thanks so much for sharing!