This old fashioned Baked Apples recipe is my favorite light, cozy dessert, using an apple that’s stuffed with a nutty, cinnamon sugar filling and baked until caramelized and tender.
I love apple recipes this time of year. Make sure to try Apple Crisp, Apple Pie, Apple Cake, Caramel Apple Dip, or learn how to make perfect Caramel Apples!
Find me making Baked Apples every night during the fall.
Find me making Baked Apples every night during the fall.I love how this Baked Apples dessert is a little lighter, and easily portion-sized for an apple per person. And the best part is it only takes 5-minute to prep; you get the flavors of my famous Apple Crisp, without the peeling and slicing. It’s the perfect dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth. For extra special indulgence, serve it with a scoop of ice cream and caramel sauce.
How to make Baked Apples:
Prep Apples: Make a deep hole in the center of the apple with a paring knife and carefully remove the core.
Make Filling: Mix together brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon. Add nuts, if desired. Fill each apple with filling.
Bake: Pour ¼ cup water in a baking dish and place apples on top. Bake at 350°F for 40-45 minutes until apples are tender when poked with a fork. Cool for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce drizzled on top. I love to spoon the sauce drippings from the pan over the top too.
Recipe Variations:
- Baked Apples in Microwave: I recommend using the oven, but if you’d like to use the microwave, you can. Just place filled apples in a microwave safe dish and cook on high for 5-8 minutes, until tender.
- Sliced Baked Apples: Check out my Apple Crisp!
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Recipe
Baked Apples
Ingredients
- 4 good-quality apples (I like to use red apples, but baking apples, such as Granny Smith, work great to!)
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts , or pecans
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar , packed
- 2 Tablespoons butter , room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup water
- vanilla ice cream , for topping, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Use a paring knife or apple corer to remove the stem and seeds from the apples, making a deep hole where the filling will go.
- Combine the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix well to combine. Add the nuts. Spoon mixture evenly into each of the apples.
- Add ¼ cup of water to a baking dish and place apples on top.
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until apples are tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Spoon the sauce drippings from the pan over the apples. Serve with ice cream, if desired.
Notes
- Baked Apples in Microwave: Baking in the oven is preferred, but for the microwave, place prepared apples in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5-8 minutes, or until tender.
- Sliced Baked Apples: Try my Apple Crisp!
Nutrition
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*I originally shared this recipe September 2015. Updated October 2018, December 2021 and August 2024.
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We had a nice chilly weekend and I had lots of fresh picked apples so….I made these delicious baked apples. My kitchen smelled so good and the taste of warm sweet apples!!!! The family has asked me to make again very soon.
I made these “Baked Apples” using 4 Haralson variety apples. The filling is not overly sweet, nor were the apples. The pecans (which I subbed for the walnuts) added a nice textural bite, as my apples really cooked down. They did, however, keep their shape, and kept the brown sugar goodness inside. No issues with the filling leaking out. A small scoop of vanilla ice cream complimented these perfectly.
These were good and tasted like I remembered from my childhood (it’s been a long time). Super fast and easy to make, super easy to eat.
I have found that I can’t go wrong with any of Lauren’s recipes. Her Lemon Bars are so good, I made them twice in the last two weeks!
Not only was this super easy but it was a lighter option (versus pie). I added golden raisins and really enjoyed it.
Made these today, for Labor Day dessert. So good. My apples were ginormous so they took the full 45 minutes.
Easy and fun to make. We tested out the recipe with a basic red apple but I think a Granny Smith would be delicious and reminiscent of mom’s apple pie.
Delicious! My husband thought it should have a topping on it, so I might make a crisp topping with oatmeal next time. But these were delicious as is with some vanilla frozen custard!
loved your Baked Apples can’t wait to try more
I made this tonight. I followed the recipe with the exception of putting about a tablespoon of cinnamon candies in the water and I basted the apples with those throughout the baking process. Mine baked for 40 minutes at 350 and were done. The apple I used for Honeycrisp from an Orchard here in North Carolina. My apples were medium sized, and I had plenty of filling for them per the recipe.
Very good, don’t listen to the other people that rated it bad, they don’t know how to follow a recipe lol it turned out perfectly and was really good with ice cream. Thank you so much. I made 5 apples instead of 4 cause mine were smaller just added a little more ingredients!