Baked Apple Slices with Cinnamon and Brown Sugar

These baked apple slices have a thick brown sugar and cinnamon glaze. The sweetness of the glaze is balanced with the tartness of Granny Smith apples.

This sliced cinnamon apples recipe gives you the flavor of baked apples but without the fuss of coring and filling apples before baking them.  The easy recipe is ready in about 20 minutes.

The sliced baked apples make a delicious fall side dish for pork, and it’s also a great addition to your holiday meal. 

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What are the best apples to use for baked slices?

The best apples for baking slices are firm varieties that won’t get mushy when cooked in the oven. My favorites are:

• Granny Smith
• Honeycrisp
• Pink Lady
• Braeburn

I used Granny Smith apples for my recipe.

Ingredients for these baked apple slices with cinnamon

To make this baked sliced apples recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

• 2 Granny Smith Apples
• ¼ cup of water
• 1 ½ tbsp of cornstarch
• ¼ cup of brown sugar

How to make cinnamon baked apple slices

These baked apple slices have a lovely brown sugar and cinnamon glaze that could not be easier to make.

Prep steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º F (180° C).
• Peel and evenly cut the apples into thick slices.

You don’t want the apples to be too thin, or they will end up mushy when you bake them.

Make the cornstarch mixture

This mixture will thicken the other ingredients into an ooey-gooey texture.

• Place the cornstarch and water in a small bowl.
• Mix until it is well blended.  

• Place the sliced apples in an ovenproof baking dish.
• Pour the water/cornstarch mixture over the sliced apples and mix well.
• Add the brown sugar and mix so that all the apple slices are well coated.
• Sprinkle with the ground cinnamon.

Note: You will want some of the sugar to stick to each apple since this is how the cornstarch mixture will thicken.

• Place the baking dish in the preheated oven.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Serve the baked apple cinnamon slices warm.

Serving the baked cinnamon apple slices

The baked apple slices taste sort of like an apple pie without the crust side dish, but they are every bit as good as the pie itself.

They are fork-tender and sweet, but the tartness of the apples keeps the sweetness in check.

Gone are the days of boring applesauce dishes. These cinnamon baked apple slices are definitely my new fall side dish.  Perhaps they will become yours too!

One bite of these sweet apples and you will be hooked! They tick the box in so many ways. The apples are:

• Sweet and tender
• Flavored with cinnamon in a rich brown sugar glaze
• They are super satisfying
• Lighter than an apple pie and so delicious!

The yummy warm baked apples are great on their own, but extra yummy with a dollop of whipped cream or some ice cream.

They make a wonderful side dish, a super tasty snack, and a great after-workout treat.

They are the perfect choice when you have a hankering for the taste of apple pie, but don’t have the time to make one.

Cinnamon the kitty approves of the taste very much! This cute kitty is part of my spice jars called Cats of Distinction by Lenox.  I was amazed recently to find that they are quite collectible!

More tasty apple side dishes

Looking for other side dishes to serve with a special meal? Try one of these recipes.

• Homemade applesauce
• Hasselback baked apples
• Paleo Nutella Cranberry Baked Apples

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Admin note:  This post for warm baked cinnamon apple slices first appeared on the blog in October of 2017. I have updated the post with some new photos, nutritional information, and a slideshow video for you to enjoy.

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