Baked Apple Slices

These baked apples are a delicious way to enjoy your apple-picking bounty. Easy baked apple slices are an incredible four ingredient dessert, side dish, or breakfast.

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 dish in the fall, and all year long.

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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Baked Apple Slices

This easy recipe requires less time in the oven than baked cored apples, and slices are easier to serve.

Serve them on their own for breakfast, or blended into oatmeal or yogurt. They are a great wholesome snack or side dish, too.

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.

How to Make

In the Oven

1. Melt butter.
2. Toss sliced apples in butter, cinnamon and sugar.
3. 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! 

In the Microwave

1. Melt butter.
2. Toss sliced apples in butter, cinnamon and sugar.
3. Microwave on high for five minutes or until tender.

Choose the Best Apples for Baking

• Honeycrisp – Always and forever a favorite in this house.
• Granny Smith – Firm and tart, eternally noted as the best apple for baking because the additional sugar balances them so well.
• Golden Delicious – These get the softest of all the apples on this list. This works great for younger kids who might be texture-averse.
• Gala – much like golden delicious, these are a softer apple. While they won’t hold up in an apple pie, they can work in this baked apple recipe.
• Braeburn – holds up well to baking, stays crisp
• Jonathan and Jonagold – Tart and hold up well in the oven.
• Pink Lady – Balanced, crisp and sweet

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Serving Suggestions

• For a beautiful presentation, serve them with an extra sprinkle of cinnamon.
• Top with a dollop of Homemade Whipped Cream
• Or, Mascarpone 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

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.

Dietary Considerations

• Gluten Free
• Dairy Free
• Nut Free
• Vegetarian