Southern Fried Apples
Southern fried apples are a delicious comfort food recipe with tart apples cooked with butter, brown sugar, and warm spices. Fried apples are a comforting side dish, dessert, or topping and taste phenomenal with vanilla ice cream!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 284kcal
Ingredients
- 6 Grany Smith apples peeled, cored, and sliced
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup light brown sugar or dark brown or granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons growund cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a 10-inch cast iron or medium nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add the brown sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cloves, and ginger and stir to combine the ingredients.
- Add the sliced apples and cook for 7-10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the apples are crisp-tender. Stir in the vanilla extract and remove the pan from the heat.
- Allow the apples to cool for abut 5 minutes and enjoy!
Notes
- Substitute some or all of the Granny Smith apples for a different variety of crisp apples such as Honeycrisp, SweeTango, or Pink Lady.
- Cut the apples into even-sized slices so they cook evenly.
- Be careful not to overcook the apples as they can lose structure and become mushy.
- Leftover fried apples can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Reheat leftovers in the microwave or on the stovetop until warmed through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 39.3g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 15.5g | Saturated Fat: 9.8g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 200mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 5.5g | Sugar: 32.9g | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg