These baked apples are tender and taste great on a cold evening or any other evening! Plus the house smells just divine while cooking them. Adjust the amount of cinnamon and nutmeg to suit your taste.
Delicious Baked Apples
These baked apples are tender and taste great on a cold evening or any other evening! Plus the house smells just divine while cooking them. Adjust the amount of cinnamon and nutmeg to suit your taste.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 teaspoons vanilla sugar
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg or to taste
- 6 large apples – peeled cored, and sliced
- 3 ½ tablespoons water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish with butter.
- Mix brown sugar, vanilla sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl.
- Layer about 1/3 of the apples in the prepared baking dish; sprinkle with 1/3 of the sugar mixture.
- Repeat layers twice more.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Pour water over apples and continue baking until tender, about 15 minutes more.
Notes
Cook’s Note
Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a simple dessert. Sometimes I spoon some of the apples into a ramekin and top with granola and caramel sauce; briefly broil to create a mini apple crisp.
