Description
Tender apple slices pan-fried in a buttery cinnamon-sugar glaze, perfect as a breakfast side, dessert topping, or sweet complement to savory mains. A quick, cozy fall favorite.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon (adjust to taste)
- 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
Instructions
- Peel, core, and slice apples into even wedges for consistent cooking.
- Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat until melted and bubbly.
- Stir in sugar and cinnamon, mixing until sugar dissolves into a fragrant spiced glaze.
- Add apple slices, tossing to coat evenly in glaze. Cook 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender but still holding shape.
- Spoon apples warm over pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, or ice cream.
Notes
Use firm apples like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Braeburn for best texture.
Reduce sugar for milder sweetness or balance with a splash of lemon juice.
Keep slices uniform for even cooking.
Cook longer for a deeper caramelized finish.
Store leftovers in fridge up to 3 days; reheat gently in skillet.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Side Dish, Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: cinnamon fried apples, southern apple recipe, skillet apples, fall apple side dish, caramelized apples, cinnamon apple dessert