If you are looking for the easiest and tastiest recipe that you can use on so many things then these Fried Apples are just what you need. Minimal ingredients creates this tasty and addictive treat.
If you have never made Fried Apples, you are missing out. It is one of the most simple recipes with the most simple ingredients and is absolutely amazing.
Some of the best recipes have the least ingredients, they don’t have to be over the top to be amazing, trust me. These Fried Apples are amazing.
I may be biased as I’m from the south so this is a staple around here, but we just can’t get enough of them. They can be used on so many different things and that is the beauty of it.
Now we will eat these as is as a side dish to dinner, or over ice cream for dessert or even over some biscuits for breakfast. There really is no right or wrong way to eat these.
All you need to know is that they come out super tender, use minimal ingredients and have flavor for days. That flavor is what will hook you and you’ll never turn back.
Some of our other favorite apple recipes that we have on our site include: Spiced Apple Cider Sheet Cake, Fried Apple Crumble and Apple Cider Rum Punch!
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- With 4 ingredients, you can’t get much easier.
- You can double this to have more on hand.
- The uses of this recipe are so versatile and can be use in or on many things.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
Apples
Unsalted butter
Light brown sugar
Ground cinnamon
HOW TO MAKE FRIED APPLES:
- Core the apples and cut them into fourths. Cut the fourths into thirds lengthwise. Set aside.
- Place the butter into a large skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter, add in the brown sugar and cinnamon, stir to combine.
- Add in the apples, stir to coat in the butter mixture and let cook, stirring occasionally until the apples are just fork tender, about 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
WHAT KIND OF APPLES SHOULD I USE?
For this recipe we use Granny Smith Apples as the flavor is tart with some acidity that works well with the sweetness in this recipe. Some other apples that would be great for this include:
- Fuji
- Golden Delicious
- Pink Lady
You will wan’t a tart apple for this recipe so it balances out with the sweetness so it’s not super sweet but a great balance between the two.
DO I NEED TO PEEL MY APPLES?
This is absolutely a personal choice, usually the apples are not peeled as they soften when they are cooked. But you can peel them if you are not an apple peel person.
Either way it will not change the outcome of the flavor of the recipe in the slightest and you will still have a delicious Fried Apple Recipe in the end.
HOW TO STORE:
This recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. These can also be frozen!
To freeze, let apples cool and then place them in a freezer bag and they should keep in the freezer for up to 3-6 months, let them defrost in the refrigerator overnight.
To reheat just place in a sauce pan on low heat until heated through.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Granny Smith apples are best for this as they are tart, see other apples above that you can use.
- You can peel or leave unpeeled, this is a personal choice.
- Double this recipe to serve more for people or have more for later.
- You can serve this alone or over pancakes, ice cream, biscuits, etc.
- This recipe can be frozen, see my tips above on how to do that.
If you want a super easy but super delicious apple treat that you can use on all the things, then you have to make these Fried Apples!
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Fried Apples
Ingredients
- 4 large granny smith apples
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Core the apples and cut them into fourths. Cut the fourths into thirds lengthwise. Set aside.
- Place the butter into a large skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter, add in the brown sugar and cinnamon, stir to combine.
- Add in the apples, stir to coat in the butter mixture and let cook, stirring occasionally until the apples are just fork tender, about 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Granny Smith apples are best for this as they are tart, see other apples above that you can use.
- You can peel or leave unpeeled, this is a personal choice.
- Double this recipe to serve more for people or have more for later.
- You can serve this alone or over pancakes, ice cream, biscuits, etc.
- This recipe can be frozen, see my tips above on how to do that.
Comments & Reviews
Ann says
My grandma made hers similarly. Left the peels on. But hers weren’t really a dessert— more like a side dish. She used only 3 tablespoons of butter and 3 tablespoons of brown sugar for a whole skillet full of cut up apples that had just dropped off the tree, not really ripe yet. No spices. And here’s the big difference. She brown them over medium heat just like you brown potatoes. The liquid cooks out, and you can get them to brown in the most delicious way! This was the way poor people ate those dropped apples that would have otherwise gone to waste. A way to make something from nothing practically! Usually you’d have to cut off a bruised or bug-bitten side and you’d use the good side.