Description
Easy Cinnamon Baked Apples are a cozy, warm dessert featuring tender baked apples infused with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and a touch of sweetness. This recipe uses natural sweeteners and is perfect served with coconut whipped cream or vanilla bean coconut ice cream for a delightful treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Apples
- 6-7 medium to large apples (2 tart like granny smith, 4 sweet like honeycrisp)
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil (optional)
- 2/3 cup coconut sugar (or sub organic cane sugar, with up to half stevia to taste)
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp fresh grated ginger (or 1/2 tsp ground ginger)
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot starch (for thickening the sauce)
- 3 Tbsp fresh apple juice or water
- 1 pinch sea salt
For Serving (optional)
- Coconut Whipped Cream
- Vanilla Bean Coconut Ice Cream
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (176 C) and prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish or similar size.
- Prepare Apples: Peel and core the apples, then quarter and slice them thinly lengthwise for even cooking.
- Combine Ingredients: Place the apple slices in the baking dish and add lemon juice, coconut oil (if using), coconut sugar, cinnamon, grated ginger, nutmeg, cornstarch or arrowroot starch, apple juice or water, and a pinch of sea salt. Toss everything together until well combined.
- Bake Covered: Loosely cover the dish with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- Bake Uncovered: Remove the foil carefully and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes or until the apples are fork tender and slightly caramelized.
- Serve: Enjoy warm as is or with coconut whipped cream or vanilla bean coconut ice cream. Leftovers can be stored covered in the refrigerator for 3-4 days or frozen for up to 1 month.
- Reheat: Reheat in the microwave or in a 350 degrees F oven covered until warmed through, adding water if the sauce is too thick.
Notes
- You can substitute 1/2 tsp ground ginger for 3/4 tsp fresh grated ginger.
- For convenience, store-bought vegan vanilla coconut ice cream works well as a topping.
- Nutrition info is estimated without optional coconut oil, apple juice, or toppings, and assumes the lower apple count.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 40 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 47 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
