Description
Easy Cinnamon Baked Apples is a warm and comforting dessert featuring tender apples infused with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and a touch of coconut sugar. Baked until caramelized and fork-tender, this healthy treat can be served on its own or paired with coconut whipped cream or vanilla bean coconut ice cream for an extra indulgence.
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, sub up to half with stevia to taste)
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp fresh grated ginger (or 1/2 tsp ground ginger as substitute)
- 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 9×13-inch baking dish or similarly sized dish for baking.
- Prepare Apples: Peel and core the apples, then quarter them. Using a paring knife, thinly slice the apple quarters lengthwise, aiming for consistent thickness so they cook evenly.
- Combine Ingredients: Place the sliced apples into the baking dish. Add lemon juice, coconut oil if using, coconut sugar, cinnamon, fresh grated ginger, nutmeg, cornstarch or arrowroot starch, apple juice or water, and a pinch of sea salt. Toss everything gently to combine all the flavors well.
- Cover and Bake: Loosely cover the baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake the apples covered for 45 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Finish Baking: Carefully remove the foil and continue baking the apples uncovered for an additional 15 minutes or until the apples are very fork tender and slightly caramelized on top.
- Serve: Serve the baked apples warm as is or topped with coconut whipped cream or vanilla bean coconut ice cream for extra creaminess and flavor.
- Store Leftovers: Leftovers can be stored covered in the refrigerator for 3-4 days or frozen up to one month. Reheat gently in the microwave or in a 350-degree F oven covered until warmed through, adding a bit of water if the sauce is too thick.
Notes
- You can substitute fresh grated ginger with 1/2 tsp ground ginger per 3/4 tsp fresh ginger.
- If you prefer, store-bought vegan ice cream like So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream is a great easy alternative.
- Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with the smaller amount of apples, without any sides, toppings, coconut oil, or apple juice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 20 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
