Cinnamon Apples

5 from 2 votes

Soft, sweet and delicious these cinnamon apples are a lovely snack, topping or dessert. They are also perfect for baby-led weaning.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Sanck

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: cinnamon apples, baked cinnamon apples

Servings: servings

Calories: 50kcal

Author: Stacey

Core the apples and cut to your preferred shape.
Cubed: Perfect for serving as a topping for yogurt, pancakes or oatmeal.
Wedges: Perfect for serving as a snack that can be held by little ones.

Heat the butter in a skillet to medium/low heat.
Add the apples, and sauté until they have softened.
Add the vanilla extract and sprinkle on the cinnamon. Cook for a few more minutes, stirring to ensure the apples are all spiced.

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius, or 360 F.
Melt the butter.
In a bowl large enough to hold the apple pieces, combine the melted butter, vanilla extract and cinnamon. I do this with a whisk.
Add the apples to the cinnamon butter mixture, and toss until all the apples are spiced.
Spread the apple pieces out in a single layer on a lined baking sheet. Bake in your preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the apples have softened,
Enjoy

Apples: You can of course use any apples, bruises etc are fine. An apple with a firm texture is better if you are planning to use these as a finger food. I like to use: Sweet apples such as; Pink Ladies, Sweet Tango, Eve, Ambrosia, Honey Crisp and Royal Gala as these sorts of apples hold their shape. Cooking apples such as Granny Smith or Fuji dissolve into almost a puree when cooked. So they are not the best type of apple to use if you are going to serve them as a finger food.
Butter: Coconut oil can be used as a dairy-free alternative. I, however, love the richness a little butter brings to these apples.
Vanilla extract: The vanilla extract is not essential and can be left out, although I like the flavor it adds to the cinnamon apples.
Cinnamon: Well they wouldn't be cinnamon apples if they were made without cinnamon!
Store leftover cinnamon apples in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days.
Allow your cooked apples to cool then enjoy them as a snack.
Use warm cinnamon apples as a delicious topping for pancakes, waffles or oatmeal.
Serve warm cinnamon apples with vanilla ice cream for a lovely dessert.
Use cooled cinnamon apples as a yummy topping for yogurt, cereal, overnight oats or bircher muesli.
To make your cinnamon apples even more decadent as a pancake topping, add a drizzle of maple syrup.
Use them as the filling for the best apple crumble, apple crisp or apple pie.

Bigger is Better: If you are making these apples as a baby finger food then stick to large pieces. I have cut the apples into wedges but you can actually bake apple halves.
We love a big softie: Cook the apple until it is soft, ie the flesh needs to be finger squishable.
To Peel or Not To Peel: It is generally ok to leave the peel on large pieces of cooked apples, the peel can help your baby grip the apple, and a baby will typically suck/gum the soft apple away from the peel. If you are at all worried you can peel the apples.