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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This is a good basic recipe. I made a few changes. I peeled the apples, added nutmeg to the mix then I wrapped them in pie crusts. Instead of using water in the pan to bake them, I made simple syrup and spooned the syrup over the apples. Served with a side of vanilla ice cream and caramel! Yummy
So basically, “I didn’t want to make your recipe because mine is better… here it is.”
That is insulting.
I made it. It is good. Thank you to the creator.
Awful, didn’t bake at all. Total mud Puddle, followed recipe and everything.
very dissapointed as this was Supposed to be for a Special occasion….
No One,
Who/what did you find yourself disappointed in? I presume you to mean that you were disappointed in the oven for not turning on after your having asked it to do so, rather than in the recipe itself yea…..?
You said that you even ‘followed the recipe and everything’…..darling, isn’t that why we are all here? Having said that, the recipe does say to preheat the oven to 350…..did you do that? Did the oven heat to 350 as instructed? And then you put the apples in a pan and into the hot oven, closing the door and not opening it until about 40/45mins later? Then VOILA!!! HOT, juicy, soft and mushy, sweet and yummy baked apples!!!
I think that it would be more fitting, and less ‘review’-like, if you had said something like.,’haha, oh boy! Did everything just as the recipe said…..except I didn’t turn on the oven….’ lol. Or ‘gosh these would’ve been so good if .y oven hadn’t failled on me! 🙁 I can’t wait to try again once I can buy a new stove! Mmmmmm)
“Awful, didn’t bake at all……followed the recipe and everything……..very disappointed”
Made these tonight! excellent!
Easy to make and delicious!! I added a touch of vanilla and a splash of rum. I’m always improvising!!
Lovely substitute for apple pie with less sugar/fat and all the flavor. Love the sauce that forms under the apples. We drizzled it over the ice cream and the apple. Yummm!!
The baked apples were amazing and easy to make! I will save this recipe for future use. I didn’t care for the apple peel because I always peel my apples so next time I will try to make this without it.
Easy enough to make. Came out of the oven better than expected. Delicious! Thanks for sharing.
I used Granny Smith apples and had pecans on hand, and just a little granola left. Decided to throw that in too. They were very good!
Smooth Carmel and salty
Very bland