This Skillet Caramelized Apples Recipe is a delicious way to enjoy apples.
Made with fresh apples, cinnamon, and sugar, these caramelized apples are tender, sweet, and buttery, making them perfect as is or as a topping on your next stack of pancakes or dessert.
What you will read about in this recipe.
- What makes Caramelized Apples so good?
- Why you will love this easy Caramelized Apples Recipe recipe
- Ingredients you will need to make Caramelized Apples in a skillet
- How to make this Skillet Caramelized Apples Recipe
- Tips for making the best Caramelized Apple Pieces
- How to store Caramelized Apples
- Print this Skillet Caramelized Apples Recipe.
What makes Caramelized Apples so good?
Caramelized Apples are made with fresh apples that have been slowly cooked in a skillet with sugar, butter, and cinnamon until the apples have softened and the sugars form a sweet golden sauce.
I really like the simplicity and versatility of caramelized apples.
Have you tried my recipe for Air Fryer Cinnamon Apples?
Made with fresh apples, brown sugar, and spices, those air fried apples taste like bite sized warm apple pies but, without the crust. Both this recipe for caramelized apples and that recipe for air fried apples are great tasting recipes that can be made with fresh apples.
Make this recipe even easier to make when you use an apple slicer with corer. You can find a selection of apple slicers with corers here.
Why you will love this easy Caramelized Apples Recipe recipe
Caramelized Apples are perfectly sweet thanks to the sugar from the apples and the sugar that is added. Slowly cooking them in butter with a bit of cinnamon makes these apples a perfect treat.
Here is what else you will like about this recipe.
- The ingredients used to make this recipe are basic ingredients that you may already have on hand.
- Prep time takes about five minutes.
- Personalizing this recipe is as easy as adding Homemade Apple Pie Spice or using more than one kind of apple.
- Thes caramelized apples can be enjoyed as is, with your favorite breakfast such as pancakes, or as a dessert with ice cream or in a pie.
Ingredients you will need to make Caramelized Apples in a skillet
- Apples. Use apples that are able to hold their shape while heated. I like a balance of sweet and tart apples. Your apples should peeled, cored with seeds removed, and cut into evenly sized cubes that are about a quarter inch to a half inch in size.
- Brown Sugar. Brown sugar works great at sweetening the apples and creating that caramelized coating and sauce.
- Cinnamon. Use ground cinnamon.
- Butter. Cut into cubes. Salted or not salted butter can be used. If you are using unsalted butter you can add a quarter teaspoon (a pinch) of salt to the skillet.
- Lemon Juice. Added for bit of flavor balance and to preserve the apples.
Expert Tip 👉 You can peel the apples or wash and leave the skin on them.
How to make this Skillet Caramelized Apples Recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes .
Cook Time: 40 minutes .
Servings: 4, depending on how they are used .
How to Serve: As is, on top of pancakes or waffles, with another dessert such as ice cream, or as part of an apple pie.
Notes: You will need a large skillet to cool the apples .
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- Prepare. If you have not done so, prepare the apples as indicated. Make usre that you apple pieces are of a similar size. Apples can be peeled or washed for this recipe.
- Butter. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt your butter. Once the butter has melted you can add the sugar and cinnamon and cook until the sugar has dissolved stirring occasionally.
- Apples. Once your sugar has dissolved you can stir in the apple pieces, making sure that all of the pieces are coated with the sugar mixture. Continue to cook, stirring regularly, until the apples are tender and the edges are turning brown (about 6-8 minutes).
- Finish. Once your apple have softened and the liquid resembles a caramel consistency, you can use or serve your apples.
Tips for making the best Caramelized Apple Pieces
When selecting apples, select apple that can somewhat soften while holding on to their shape when heated. Good choices include Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Fuji, Gala, and Pink Lady apples.
More helpful tips for you.
- It is important that you evenly slice your apples for both the consistency of the dish and so that the apples can soften at the same rate
- Make sure that you are using a skillet that is large enough to hold the apples without overcrowding them . Overcrowding the skillet can cause the apples to steam rather than sauté and brown properly.
- Stirring the ingredients in your skillet occasionally rather than not constantly will help prevent sticking while maintaining the structure of the apple pieces
How to store Caramelized Apples
Once your apples have fully cooled they can be stored in an airtight container. When properly stored, they should keep for up to five days when refrigerated or frozen for up to a few months.
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Skillet Caramelized Apples Recipe,
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 Apples. -- Your apples should peeled, cored with seeds removed, and cut into evenly sized cubes that are about a quarter inch to a half inch in size.
- 4 tablespoon Brown Sugar.
- 1½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon.
- 4 tablespoon Butter .-Cut into cubes.
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice.
Instructions
- Prepare. If you have not done so, prepare the apples as indicated. Make sure that you apple pieces are of a similar size. Apples can be peeled or washed for this recipe.
- Butter. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt your butter. Once the butter has melted you can add the sugar and cinnamon and cook until the sugar has dissolved stirring occasionally.
- Apples. Once your sugar has dissolved you can stir in the apple pieces, making sure that all of the pieces are coated with the sugar mixture. Continue to cook, stirring regularly, until the apples are tender and the edges are turning brown (about 6-8 minutes).
- Finish. Once your apple have softened and the liquid resembles a caramel consistency, you can use or serve your apples.
Recipe Notes
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