Easy Baked Apple Slices are an incredible four ingredient dessert, side dish, or breakfast. This Baked Apple Slices recipe is a delicious way to enjoy your apple-picking bounty.
Thrown together with fresh apples, butter, cinnamon and sugar, they couldn’t be easier! When you serve them warm, fragrant and perfectly tender, baked apples make for such a memorable fall dish.
Growing up, my mom would core and bake apples with a cinnamon, sugar and butter mixture that had us all begging for fall. It was such a treat, yet unbeknownst to me at the time, so simple.
Baked Apple Slices are a quintessential fall recipe. There’s something comforting about warm, tender apples blended with cinnamon sugar – this easy fall recipe doubles as potpourri for your kitchen, it smells so good!
We frequently enjoy them after an afternoon of apple-picking where we almost always pick more than we can realistically enjoy. Each year I am hopeful we can pick from our own backyard, but by mid-July, the squirrels have raided the apple trees.
Wherever you find your apples, this foolproof recipe is easy enough for little hands to help make!
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These Baked Apple Slices require less time in the oven than cored apples and are easy to serve as breakfast alone or blended into oatmeal or yogurt, a side dish or dessert.
Yes, I think Baked Apple Slices qualify as a fall side dish. They pair well with pork tenderloin, pork chops and more – check out my Apple Cider Pork Medallions!
They’re decadent enough on their own for dessert, but I like to drizzle them in caramel and serve warm with vanilla ice cream for a family style dessert.
Our girls absolutely love this special treat. They’re the perfect way to warm up on a chilly fall afternoon.
Why You’ll Love Bake Apple Slices
- Just four ingredients – so simple!
- They’re so fragrant, they double as potpourri in your kitchen.
- Flexibility: this incredible dish can be breakfast, dessert, a snack or side dish.
- Great way to use up your apples from the orchard in a healthier way.
- Baked apple slices are naturally gluten-free, too!
Ingredients in these Baked Apple Slices
- Apples – the best apples for baking are pink ladies, braeburn, honeycrisp, jonagold, jonathan, gala, golden delicious, and granny smith (if you’re looking for something a little more tart).
- Cinnamon – ground cinnamon blended with sugar gives this easy recipe most of it’s incredible flavor.
- Sugar – white granulated sugar sweetens up this easy side dish.
- Butter – I use salted butter, but you can use unsalted. When combined with cinnamon and sugar, it creates an incredible sauce. Learn how to soften butter quickly.
Variations
- The simple addition of a teaspoon of allspice makes a fragrant, peppery addition to these baked apples.
- Try adding my apple pie spice for a little taste of apple pie!
- Switch the white sugar for brown sugar for more of a caramelized texture and finish.
- Make them a decadent adult treat by adding a splash of Bourbon! (Make yourself a Spiked Bourbon Apple Cider while you’re at it.)
How to Make Baked Apple Slices
In the Oven
- Melt butter.
- Toss sliced apples in butter, cinnamon and sugar.
- Bake and top with sea salt, caramel and ice cream for dessert, blend into yogurt or oatmeal for breakfast or serve as a side dish!
Make Baked Apples in the Microwave
- Melt butter.
- Toss sliced apples in butter, cinnamon and sugar.
- Microwave on high for five minutes or until tender.
You can watch a step by step to make these Baked Apples in the video in this post! See the printable recipe card below to learn how to make Baked Apple Slices…
Serving Suggestions
- For a beautiful presentation, serve them with an extra sprinkle of cinnamon.
Tips
- I like to mix up the style of apples I use in these baked apples for a variety of different flavors and textures. Try Honeycrisp – they are the girls’ favorites!
- I love baking and serving in the same dish. Find this oval Staub baker here.
Shortcuts
- Keep my classic homemade Cinnamon Sugar combo on hands at all times and you’ll eliminate needing to grab both things for this recipe!
- Invest in an apple corer and slicer if you’d like to eliminate the hands-on step of coring and slicing the apples.
The best apples for baking are pink ladies, braeburn, honeycrisp, jonagold, jonathan, gala, golden delicious, and granny smith. You’ll want an apple that holds up to heat and retains its shape and sweetness.
Yes! While these baked apple slices have a little butter, sugar and cinnamon, they are relatively light in calories when compared with a slice of apple pie. And apples are packed with nutrients, so this is a snack you can truly feel good about!
How to Store
- Room Temp – these can be left out at room temp for around two hours, and after that need to be stored in fridge or even freezer, as noted.
- Refrigerate – Bring to room temperature and store in an airtight container up to 3 days refrigerated. Warm to serve.
- Freezer – Yes, you can freeze your apples. Store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to three months. Thaw in fridge overnight before you warm to serve.
How to Serve Baked Apple Slices
- Top with a dollop of Homemade Whipped Cream
- Add a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
- Better yet, try a scoop of Apple Butter Ice Cream on top.
- Drizzle with Salted Caramel Sauce
- Add a few Candied Nuts
Dietary Considerations
- Gluten Free
- Dairy Free
- Nut Free
- Vegetarian
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Baked Apple Slices
Ingredients
- 3 apples sliced
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- ⅓ cup sugar white granulated
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon ground
- sea salt optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small baking dish, toss butter, cinnamon and sugar to coat the apples.
- Bake 25 minutes, or until tender.
Video
Notes
Substitutions and Variations
- Apples – Pink ladies, braeburn, honeycrisp, jonagold, jonathan, gala, golden delicious, and granny smith are best for baking
- Cinnamon – Can substitute with allspice
- Sugar – Substitute with brown sugar for caramel flavor.
- Butter – Salted or unsalted, your preference.
How to Make Baked Apple Slices in the Microwave
- Melt butter.
- Toss sliced apples in butter, cinnamon and sugar.
- Microwave on high for 5 minutes or until tender.
Simple – quick – delicious!
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Thank you!
So yummy! And the perfect way to introduce Fall in our house 🙂
Thank you! It truly is!
I made these baked apple slices and my whole family loved them! Thanks
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Can you use brown sugar?
Of course! So delicious!
Made it! Loved. It! I used the allspice too- 🙂
Thank you, for sharing Karen! I appreciate it!
Oh my goodness! Quick, easy, and deeeelicious!
I gave it 5 starts just KNOWING how delish it will turn out…I have the recipe in the crock on low as we speak. Thank you for this!!!!!
Don’t they smell amazing?
Love this! Makes me think of fall time. I can not wait.
Love this sweet recipe! Perfect for fall; can’t wait to enjoy this all season long!
Such a great afternoon snack! I made this for my kids after school yesterday and they absolutely loved them!
So delicious, and I love that you don’t even need to peel the apples. The scent is just heavenly!
My whole family really loved it! So easy to make and delish!
Love this super easy, healthier sweet treat!
These are SO GOOD. I hadn’t had baked apples since I was a kid, thank you for reminding me make them!
I love this recipe, I have this weird allergy that I can only eat apples if they are cooked. So this is a simple way for me to enjoy apples without the fuss of making a pie.
Such a simple, but delicious dessert. My family loves it!
This is the perfect snack to make for this week!
Simple and Delicious
This recipe is amazing with a scoop of caramel ice cream AND so easy to make!
a bowl of ice cream and those baked apples are where its at! I bet the smell of these apple slices baking make your house smell amazing too!
Had this for dessert last night with a big dollop of homemade whipped cream. So tasty.
Yes this was good, but on my second time around I added a few more ingredients,and instead of white sugar I used brown sugar.
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup walnuts or raisins
So simple and so delicious!
This has always been one of my favorite ways to enjoy apples…..Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best!
SO delicious!! I can’t wait for fall!
OOoh yes! This looks amazing, Julie! Can’t wait to try it! xoxo
This would be so yummy with ice cream! I can’t wait to try it!
I love how sometimes the simplest things taste the very best! So perfect for fall!
What a dreamy fall recipe. Especially when you add the ice cream. Drool! Thanks for sharing.
Why yes, I’ll take 2 scoops! Seasonal desserts are always a treat!
Such a great way to get the apple pie taste without all the fuss! My kids would LOVE this!
Hugs, Jamie
What a perfect way to enjoy apples this fall! I’ll definitely take a scoop or two of ice cream on mine … with allllll the caramel sauce. Lol. Yum!
xo Michael