This easy baked apples recipe makes a yummy and healthy dessert that the whole family will love! You’ll also find a delicious apple dumpling recipe!
When making baked apples, you can put all kinds of things in the center, including candied pineapple, orange peel, ginger, peaches, berries, raisins, honey, corn syrup, caramels and even marshmallows. Below is a basic baked apple recipe to get you started.
PrintEasy Baked Apples Recipe
This easy baked apples recipe is a sweet and delicious way to serve apples! Start with a cored apple and fill with brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and your favorite fillings to make a dessert that is delicious and memorable! Perfect as a dessert, especially for special dinners when company is over!
Ingredients
Apples, cored
Brown sugar, 1 Tbsp. per apple
Butter or margarine, 1 tsp. per apple
Cinnamon, 1/4 -1/2 tsp. per apple
Nuts, 1 Tbsp. per apple
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Place apples in a baking dish.
- Fill the center of each apple with brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and nuts.
- You can also add a small amount of water or apple cider to the bottom of the pan.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes, until apples are tender.
Apple Dumpling Recipe
This easy apple dumpling recipe is a tasty way to serve apples, starting with cored apples, adding butter, sugar, cinnamon and nuts and baking inside a tasty pie crust to make a delicious apple dessert perfect for holidays and get-togethers!
Ingredients
Pastry dough (pie crust), divided and rolled into 5 circles
5 apples
sugar
butter
cinnamon
nuts
egg whites or milk
Sauce Ingredients (for 5 apples)
1 cup water
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. of cornstarch
2 tsp. of water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°.
- Set each apple in the center of a circle of pastry dough.
- Fill with sugar, butter, cinnamon and nuts.
- Pull the dough up and around the apple. Seal well.
- Brush with egg white or milk.
- Sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Then turn the oven down to 375° and bake for 20 more minutes.
- While apples are baking, mix 1 cup water, 2 Tbsp. butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon in a saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Dissolve the cornstarch into the water.
- Whisk into the hot sauce.
- Cover and keep warm.
- When the apples are done, pour some sauce on a plate and set an apple on top.
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Bea
I love these recipes. I love apple dumplings and see them selling in stores this time of year for $2.99 each! I made them using pie crusts and it’s so easy I could hardly believe it. So now I don’t have to pay $2.99 for one, which I think is outrageous. Also, the add-ins for the baked apples sound great and I will give them a try.
Jaime
These recipes are great ideas. I’ve also heard that you could prepare the apples ahead of time and keep them in the refrigerator or freezer and then when the kids want a snack just bake. This would be a healthier alternative to all the potato chips and sugary snacks that most kids eat.
mrscrawford
I have baked apples with cream cheese and butter and brown sugar in the middle before. Heavenly!
Evelyn
The baked apples sound good, but what is the baking time and temp. for them?
Jill
Sorry Evelyn. It is the same as the dumplings. 375 degrees for about 20-30 mins or until the apples are tender. It depends on the size of apple you use for how long it takes to cook.
Pat
Haven’t had these in 50 years! Had forgotten all about them. Mom used to make them instead of apple pies so my Dad could take one without sauce in his lunch box! Thanks for reminding me of them, I’ll pick up some apples and do some this next week.
Jaime
I’ve heard that for baked apples some people put honey at the bottom instead of brown sugar. Also I’ve heard that if you brush the apples with lemon juice they will not brown so you can freeze them and bake any time you want. The apple dumpling recipe also sounds delicious.
Brandi
I love apple dumplings and found a great recipe that everyone who has tried it loves!
Ingredients
■2 whole Granny Smith Apples
■2 cans (8 Oz. Cans) Crescent Rolls
■2 sticks Butter
■1-½ cup Sugar
■1 teaspoon Vanilla
■Cinnamon, To Taste
■1 can (12 Oz.) Mountain Dew Soda
Preparation Instructions
Peel and core apples. Cut each apple into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan.
Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour entire mixture over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.
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Jill
Oh yum. Brandi that sounds so good. I have an a bunch of apples so will have to try this one. Of course to my way of thinking anything with crescent rolls is yummy. Thanks.
Bea
Jill, Here is an interesting recipe if you like candied apples
Kool-Aid Candied Apples
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp vinegar
2/3 cup water
1 small package of unsweetened Cherry Kool-Aid
10 apples
10 popsicle sticks
Mix sugar, vinegar and water. Boil to hard-ball stage about 265 degrees. Cool. Stir in Kool-Aid. Put apples on popsicle sticks and drop in mixture quickly.
ragen
i havent tried them yet but they look delouse
Leslie
Looks good