The Best Cinnamon Apples on the Stovetop (Quick & Easy!)

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while maintaining flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness, while white sugar is more economical.

Juice 3 lemons and coat the sliced apples in lemon juice to prevent browning.

Peel, core, and slice 3 Granny Smith apples thinly.

In a non-stick skillet, melt about 1 tablespoon of butter per apple, using 4 tablespoons total for 3 apples.

Add the sliced apples to the skillet and coat them in the melted butter.

Sprinkle in organic dark brown sugar and a heaping teaspoon of cinnamon, along with a pinch of salt.

Mix the apples with the sugar and cinnamon until they start to soften and a sauce forms.

Cover the skillet and cook the apples on medium-high heat for about 4 minutes until they begin to soften.

Prepare a cornstarch slurry by mixing cornstarch with water.

After 4 minutes, add the cornstarch slurry to the apples to thicken the sauce.

Add about 1 tablespoon of maple syrup to the mixture and stir well.

Continue cooking until the apples are soft, resembling a homemade applesauce.

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