Description
Easy Cinnamon Baked Apples is a wholesome and comforting dessert featuring tender, spiced apples baked to perfection. This recipe combines tart and sweet apples with warming cinnamon, fresh ginger, and a hint of nutmeg, sweetened with coconut sugar and thickened with cornstarch to create a luscious caramel-like sauce. Serve warm with optional coconut whipped cream or vanilla bean coconut ice cream for a deliciously cozy treat.
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
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot starch
- 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 a similar size.
- Prepare Apples: Peel and core the apples, quarter them, then slice them thinly lengthwise using a paring knife. Aim for consistent thin slices to ensure even cooking.
- Mix Ingredients: Place the sliced apples in the baking dish and add lemon juice, coconut oil if using, coconut sugar, ground cinnamon, fresh grated ginger, nutmeg, cornstarch, apple juice or water, and a pinch of sea salt. Toss everything together to combine evenly.
- Bake Covered: Loosely cover the baking dish with foil and bake the apples for 45 minutes to cook through and allow the flavors to meld.
- Finish Baking Uncovered: Remove the foil carefully and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until the apples are very fork tender and slightly caramelized on top.
- Serve: Enjoy warm by itself or top with coconut whipped cream or vanilla bean coconut ice cream. Leftovers can be stored covered in the refrigerator for 3-4 days or frozen up to 1 month. Reheat gently with a splash of water if the sauce is too thick.
Notes
- You can substitute 1/2 tsp ground ginger for the 3/4 tsp fresh grated ginger used in the recipe.
- If you prefer convenience, use store-bought vegan vanilla coconut ice cream such as So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream.
- Nutrition info was estimated using fewer apples, without any sides, coconut oil, or apple juice to keep it conservative.
- Use organic apples when possible for the best flavor and quality.
- Try to slice apples evenly thin for uniform cooking and caramelization.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 15 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
