BROWN SUGAR FRIED APPLES

BROWN SUGAR Fried Apples made easy with crisp, fresh apples, butter, cinnamon & brown sugar! Favorite sweet southern fried apples served alongside dinner or with dessert. Perfect with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Easy fried apples made with simple ingredients just like they serve at Cracker Barrel! Sweet apples recipe is great served with pork chops or alongside roasted chicken. Drizzle with caramel and serve with Pralines & cream Ice Cream. I also love them with oatmeal or on top of warm buttermilk biscuits for breakfast. Any way you eat them, sauteed apples are always a great idea!

Ingredients for Brown Sugar Fried Apples

Here’s what you’ll need to make this delicious side dish :

–Tangy Apples: You’ll need 5 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced (about 6 cups). You’re welcome to use a different type of tart apple, my favorites besides Granny Smith are HoneyCrisp apples, Pink Lady or Fugi. Try to use a firm apple and avoid softer apples like Red Delicious as it’s easier to make applesauce than it is fried apples!

— Lemon: You’ll just need about 1 TBSP lemon juice. Fresh is preferred, but you can use store-bought

–Butter: We use ½ cup salted butter (although you can use unsalted butter if you prefer)

–Brown Sugar: Measure out ½ cup light brown sugar for this recipe. I’m always a fan of using what you have on hand too! Although do try to use brown sugar as opposed to white sugar as it adds delicious flavor.

–Cinnamon & Cornstarch or Flour: We use 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon and 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour or cornstarch as a thickening agent for the sticky glaze created when you heat apples.

How to Fry Cinnamon Apples

Peel, core, and slice the apples. Place the sliced apples into a medium bowl. Squeeze a bit of the lemon over the apple slices to prevent them from browning.

Melt butter in a cast iron or large saucepan over medium heat.

When the butter is melted, add the apple slices to the pan. Saute over medium high heat until the apples begin to soften (about 5 minutes). You’ll notice a slight change in color from crisp white/green to a creamy white/yellow.

Stir the sugar and cinnamon into the apple mixture. Add a dash of nutmeg if you’d like! Continue cooking until the sugar dissolves into the butter and forms a sauce.

Sprinkle the flour over the apples and stir to combine, cooking over low until the sauce thickens. If you would like more sauce, stir in ¼-½ cup of water and continue cooking to thicken the additional sauce.

Alternately, you can create a cornstarch slurry instead by stirring together 1 TBSP cornstarch with 3 TBSP cold water. Stir into the apples; sauce will thicken as it heats.

Fried apples are best when served immediately, but can be made ahead and reheated.

When are Apples in Season?

Apples are a Fall crop, so plan on the best apples being ripe in late August or early September through early November. Of course, it depends on where you live and the climate in your area. I love making apple recipes in October, when I get an abundance of apples from a local orchard.

Is there a sauce for Fried Apples?

The apples will release liquid while cooking, which combines with the melted butter and yields a delicious treat! You can make more sauce by adding water as indicated in the recipe.