Baked apples, made with only 5 ingredients, and naturally sweetened. They’re low in fat, so healthy, and an absolutely delicious dessert!
I remember my mother making baked apples during fall and winter when I was younger. She would create a super cozy and comforting environment in the house and the kitchen smelled so good, like cinnamon and fruit. It was perfect for the sweater-weather evenings!
This recipe is extremely simple and so easy to make. It’s oil-free and low in fat, so it’s healthier than the original one, which usually contains lots of refined white sugar. For this version, I used natural sweeteners and added some vegan ice cream.
Besides, you can customize it and incorporate any ingredients or spices you want to. I love how it tastes with just maple syrup, cornstarch, lemon juice, and ground cinnamon, but that’s up to you!
Baked apples, a super flavorful and healthy dessert. It’s sweet, delicious, and satisfying, and to make it you only need 5 affordable and easy-to-find ingredients!
How to make baked apples – Step by step
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF or 180ºC.
- Peel and dice the apples (photo 1).
- Add the apples and all the remaining ingredients to a large mixing bowl (photo 2) and mix until well combined (photo 3).
- Transfer to a baking dish (I used an 8×8 inch or 20×20 cm baking dish) (photo 4), cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- Then remove the foil and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Pro tips
- Feel free to use any type of apples for this recipe.
- Although I prefer to use a little bit of a natural sweetener such as maple syrup, any other kind of sweetener will work too.
- You can add any type of cornstarch.
- Nutmeg and ginger would give your baked apples an amazing flavor, but I like them better without them.
- I used homemade vegan vanilla ice cream, but feel free to get it at the store instead.
How long will these baked apples keep?
Although this recipe is delicious and you most likely won’t have any leftovers, if you have any I suggest you keep them in a sealed container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Will these baked apples turn brown?
If you cut them way before you bake them, they will probably oxidize. However, if you prepare them and put them in the oven right away, they won’t. Once you cook them, they will turn golden.
How to serve baked apples
My favorite way of serving baked apples is with some homemade vegan vanilla ice cream and a little bit of coconut whipped cream. I LOVE how the ice cream melts over the apples and the contrast between warm and cold.
However, you could also serve your baked apples with any other kind of vegan ice creams, such as vegan chocolate ice cream or banana ice cream, although I prefer the vanilla one.
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Baked Apples
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 1 hour
- Total: 1 hour 10 mins
- 2–3 1x
- Dessert
- American
- Vegan
Servings 2–3 1x
Baked apples, made with only 5 ingredients, and naturally sweetened. They’re low in fat, so healthy, and an absolutely delicious dessert!
Ingredients
- 3 medium apples, I used red apples, but any type will do
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2–1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF or 180ºC.
- Peel and dice the apples.
- Add the apples and all the remaining ingredients to a large mixing bowl and mix until well combined. You could also mix the ingredients directly in the baking dish if you want to.
- Transfer to a baking dish (I used an 8×8 inch or 20×20 cm baking dish), cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- Then remove the foil and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Serve immediately with some vegan vanilla ice cream or coconut whipped cream on top.
- Keep the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Notes
- Feel free to use any type of apples for this recipe.
- Although I prefer to use a little bit of a natural sweetener such as maple syrup, any other kind of sweetener will work too.
- You can add any type of cornstarch.
- Nutmeg and ginger would give your baked apples an amazing flavor, but I like them better without them.
- I used homemade vegan vanilla ice cream, but you can get it at the store instead.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/3 of the recipe
- Calories: 173
- Sugar: 31.2 g
- Sodium: 4 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 45.3 g
- Fiber: 5.9 g
- Protein: 0.7 g
Update Notes: This post was originally published in January of 2018, but was republished with new photos, step by step instructions, and tips in October of 2020.
Would lime juice work instead of lemon juice?
Hi! Feel free to use lime juice instead of lemon juice 🙂
Hi Iosune,
Can you do this without peeling the apples? So much nutrition in the peels.
Hi! Feel free not to peel the apples 🙂 Hope you like it!
This sounds like chunky apple pie filling. My wife is not a big fan of apple peel so does not care much for conventional baked apples. We will try this, probably with ice cream.
In your notes you have links to several “avocado” recipes. I assume you intended links to other “apple” recipes.
Hi Snocook! Yes, it was a mistake, thanks a lot for letting me know 🙂 Hope you like the baked apples!
Delicious!!
Hi Kelley! Thank you so much 🙂
Baked apples do smell up your house so nicely! I love that you’ve adapted it to use maple syrup – my favorite, too!
Hi Melissa! Yes, maple syrup makes everything tastes good 😉
Delicious! What else!! I love aaaaalll your recipes:
★★★★★
Hi Giorgia! Thanks a lot 🙂 Have a nice day!
This looks so delicious! You never fail to come up with wonderful recipes! As always, I can’t wait to try it. Thanks.
Hi Sally! Thanks a lot for your kind words 🙂 Hope you like it!