Soft, sweet, and the perfect addition to any dessert (or breakfast!), these 5-minute caramelized apples are delicious and easy to make.
Recipe by Liz Madsen on September 22, 2023
Cook time: PT5M
Total time: PT5M
Rating
4.5 stars ( reviews)
Keywords
Caramelized Apples, Dessert Toppings
Ingredients
1 medium apple (about 1 ¼ cups chopped)
2 tablespoons lemon juice or water (see note 2)
2 to 4 tablespoons coconut sugar or other solid sugar (see note 3)
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more to taste
Categories
Topping
Cuisine
Ingredient
Steps
Because apples oxidize (brown) quickly, I recommend getting all your other ingredients out first.
Depending on how you want to serve your caramelized apples, you can chop them how you like. On top of a cake? Try peeling it and thinly slicing the wedges after coring it. On top of oatmeal or another item in a bowl or jar? Try dicing it. For this I left the skins on, but you can peel if you want to. I would use a sweet, firm apple variety.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped apples and spread them out in a single layer (but they can be close together) with a spatula.
Pour the lemon juice or water over the apples and stir so they all get coated.
, and stir again so all the apple pieces are coated.
, stirring frequently (at least once a minute, but preferably twice). Depending on the size of the chopped apples, they make take more or less time to cook.
Caramelized apples are done when they are soft, browned, and coated with a thick and sticky syrup like sauce.
immediately (best), or let cool slightly if topping a cake.
You can store leftover caramelized apples in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 1-2 days, but any more than that and they start to degrade. I recommend eating up the leftovers on oatmeal, apple pie chia pudding, vegan yogurt, or with a spoon as we like to do. If warming the leftovers, I recommend gently microwaving in the dish (uncovered) for 20-30 seconds or in a nonstick skillet over medium low heat.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1/4 cup
Calories: 50 calories
Carbohydrates: 12.9 g
Protein: 0.2 g
Fat: 0.1 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 5 mg
Sugar: 10.9 g
Reviews
Layla on 2024-03-24 (4 stars): Amazing
Tink on 2025-01-21 (5 stars): All i can say is - WOW, who would have guessed something so simple and easy can be so amazing!! i used 5 apples though, 4 tbsps of lemon and only 2 tbsps of sugar - didn't want it too sweet. Also used green apples, but man it was awesome!! skins on and so tender, thank you for sharing!
