Skip to main content
Epicurious
Cookbooks

Baked Apples

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 2 to 4

Ingredients

2 firm tart apples
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 400°. Cut the apples in half and core them. Place the halves cut-side down in an oiled baking dish. Bake until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

    Step 2

    While the apples bake, mix together the sugar and cinnamon. When the apples are done, turn them over and sprinkle with the sugar mixture.

  2. Serving & menu ideas

    Step 3

    Put some apples in the oven to bake with Roasted Vegetable Curry (page 53), Two Potato Gratin (page 48), or Green & White Bean Gratin (page 57). Or top vanilla ice cream with these apples while they are still hot. Serve leftover apples for breakfast on oatmeal or yogurt.

Cover of the cookbook Moosewood Simple Suppers with a red floral motif.
From Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers: Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table. Copyright © 2017 by Moosewood Collective. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC. Buy the full book from ThriftBooks or Amazon.
TagsFruit DessertDessertAppleFruitCinnamonHerbs & SpicesVeganVegetarianDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeEasy5 Ingredients or FewerOven BakeFallCookbooks
Read More
Paella de Pollo con Verduras
A crowd-friendly, crisp-edged chicken and vegetable rice from chef José Andrés.
Plum Karpatka (Polish Cream Puff Cake)
With dramatic choux layers and fruit-rippled cream, it’s the drag queen of Polish desserts.
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App in July
Like hot honey chicken with peaches and a dirty martini spritz.
Morning Buns
Tender, buttery breakfast pastries with crisp caramelized edges, a fragrant cinnamon-orange filling, and a crackly sugar topping.
Mango Chicken Summer Rolls
Rotisserie chicken makes quick work of these no-cook rolls with a spicy peanut sauce.
José Andrés Recipes Worth Bookmarking
Like carrot farro salad and chicken paella.
Caramelized Onion Pasta
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
13 Types of Nuts and How to Cook With Them
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.