Skillet Cinnamon Apples · Classic
Skillet Cinnamon Apples
Apple slices cooked in butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until tender and glossy. Spoon them over ice cream, pancakes or oatmeal, or serve beside pork chops.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Total
- 22 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Easy
Ingredients
- 4 medium apples, firm, such as Granny Smith or Braeburn
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- ¼ cup water
- vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional)
Steps
- Peel and core the apples, then cut them into slices about 1/2 inch thick.
- Toss the slices with the lemon juice in a bowl so they don't brown.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the apples and cook, stirring now and then, until they start to soften at the edges.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt over the apples and stir until the sugar melts.
- In a small cup, stir the cornstarch into the water until smooth.
- Pour the cornstarch mixture into the skillet and simmer, stirring, until the sauce is thick and glossy and the apples are tender but not mushy.
- Serve warm on their own or over vanilla ice cream.
Tip: Firm, tart-sweet apples keep their shape. Soft apples turn into applesauce.
Storage: Refrigerate up to 4 days. Warm gently in a skillet or the microwave.
Estimated nutrition per serving: 250 calories · protein <1 g · carbohydrates 45 g · fiber 5 g · sugars 37 g · fat 9 g (saturated 5 g) · sodium 35 mg. Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Based on 9 of 9 ingredients.