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Fried apple crisp for fall: Try the recipe

Debi Morgan, the creator of Southern food blog Quiche My Grits shared her ‘Fried Apple Crisp’ recipe with FOX News

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Apples and fall just go together.

That’s why you should put Debi Morgan’s «Fried Apple Crisp» recipe into your fall dessert repertoire. Morgan, who is the creator of Southern food blog Quiche My Grits, says her trusty recipe is a beloved autumn treat that offers a tart and sweet flavor with a delectable crunch.

Debi Morgan, the creator of Southern food blog Quiche My Grits shared her «Fried Apple Crisp» recipe with FOX News. (Courtesy of Quiche My Grits)

If you’re ready to cook up a cinnamon-rich dessert that’s sure to get your kitchen smelling like an orchard bakery, here’s your step-by-step guide on how to make fried apple crisps.

Materials You’ll Need:

• 12-inch cast-iron skillet
• Large bowl
• Knife
• Measuring spoons and cups
• Utensils for stirring
• Vanilla ice cream (optional)

Debi Morgan’s trusty apple crisp recipe requires frying and is made with cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla and butter. (Courtesy of Quiche My Grits)

Ingredients:

Fried Apples

• 4 large honey crisp apples
• ½ teaspoon of cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 6 pats of butter
• 1 cup of water

The crisp portion of Debi Morgan’s recipe is made with granola, chopped pecans, cinnamon, brown sugar, flour and butter. (Courtesy of Quiche My Grits)

Crisp Topping

• 2 cups of oat granola (low sugar or honey-based)
• 1 cup of chopped pecans
• ½ teaspoon of cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon of flour
• ½ stick of softened butter

Instructions:

Fried Apples

1. Slice your unpeeled honey crisp apples and place the slices in your cast iron skillet.
2. Sprinkle your cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla onto the apple slices and mix it together.
3. Add 6 pats (small slices) of butter and fry the apples over medium heat for 15 minutes or until the contents become soft. Make sure to stir the apples while frying.
4. Once done frying, pour your cup of water into the skillet and mix it with the apple slices.
5. Let the apples simmer while you make your crisp topping. Make sure you keep tabs on your skillet to avoid burning your apple slices.

When done, the apple crisp can be served with vanilla ice cream. (Courtesy of Quiche My Grits)

Crisp Topping

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Get a large mixing bowl and pour in your granola, chopped pecans, cinnamon, brown sugar and flour.
3. Add your softened butter and mix the contents together until its texture becomes «crumbly.»
4. Sprinkle your crisp topping over the apple slices while it’s still in the skillet.
5. Bake the dish for 15 minutes or until it becomes golden brown in color.
6. Serve with ice cream if desired.

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Fried Apples

These sweet Southern Style Fried Apples are just like the ones you eat at Cracker Barrel, but even more delicious when homemade! Great side dish or dessert!

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Fried Apples Recipe

These Fried Apples are a Southern classic comfort food that have been finding their ways onto plates for decades.

Granny smith apples are cored and sliced and then pan fried in butter, cinnamon and brown sugar until tender.

These Fried Apples are delicious served warm all by themselves, as a side dish or even on top of vanilla ice cream as dessert!

If you love these Fried Apples, make sure and check out these other amazing apple recipes: Apple Dumplings, Caramel Apple Dump Cake and Apple Pie Bombs.

How to serve Fried Apples?

There are so many ways you can enjoy Fried Apples:

• As their own as a side dish (just like the Cracker Barrel Fried Apples)
• On top of ice cream, pancakes or french toast!
• Apple Turnovers: wrap fried apples in puff pastry and bake according to package directions.
• On top of pork chops for a classic savory/sweet pairing!

When I have too many apples, I even make double batches to package in mason jars for neighbors!

These Fried Apples are always a hit and are a must make in my family at the holidays. They make wonderful side dishes for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

If you are looking for more holiday recipes, here are my favorites:

Should I peel my apples?

This is one of those times where it’s totally up to you and your personal tastes.

I tend to not peel my apples, because I am lazy, and the peels soften while they cook.

However, if you hate to eat the peel on an apple, then by all means get to peeling!

While it isn’t important to peel your apples for Fried Apples, it is important to remove the core and slice them evenly so they cook at the same rate.

What type of apples should I use for Fried Apples?

You can use any type of apple you have on hand, they will all work to make delicious fried apples.

However, if you are buying apples specifically to make this fried apples recipe, I highly recommend a crisp, tart green apple like a Granny Smith.

Just like in apple pie, green apples are not too sweet and they hold their texture perfectly when fried.

How to make fried apples

There are just a few very easy steps to make fried apples:

1. Core/Slice apples.
2. Fry with butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon and salt in a cast iron skillet.
3. Once tender, up the heat to thicken the sweet sauce.
4. Serve and watch them disappear!

Start to finish, this fried apple recipe takes about 30 minutes.

Some people will tell you that you can make fried apples in just 15 minutes, but those won’t be as delicious as 30 minute fried apples!

Sure you can rush them, but if you give your apples time, they will become perfectly tender and caramelized with a thick, sweet sauce.

These easy Fried Apples are tender, sweet and have the perfect amount of cinnamon to warm them up.

They make the perfect sweet compliment to just about any dish! You may want to make a double batch — I promise they will disappear quickly!

You can make even make them a few days ahead and then reheat them right before serving. Gotta love an easy make-ahead side dish!

Please leave a comment/review below letting me know how these Fried Apples turn out for you!

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Apple Butter

Learn how to make apple butter and fill your house with the aroma of cooking apples, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Our apple butter recipe is great on toast or spooned into oatmeal!

Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.

It’s hard to find any apple butter, let alone good apple butter in the grocery store these days. Making apple butter is a great way to preserve the fruits of an apple harvest.

What is Apple Butter?

Apple butter is made by slowly cooking pureed apples for over an hour. The sugars in the apples caramelize as the puree cooks, giving the apple butter its rich, sweet flavor and dark color.

In contrast to what the name implies, there is no «butter» in apple butter. The name comes from its smooth and buttery texture. Apple butter is delicious on buttered toast.

Don’t Throw Away Your Apple Cores!

Although apple butter takes time to make, the upfront part is easy. You do not have to peel or core the apples.

The pectin for firming up the resulting apple butter resides mostly in the cores and there is a lot of flavor in the apple peels. After the first cooking, these parts get discarded as the pulp is run through a food mill.

This recipe produces a traditional apple butter, which is both sweet and sour, the addition of cider vinegar just intensifying the flavor and giving it its tangy edge. It’s seasoned with cinnamon, cloves, allspice and lemon.

For more information on apple varieties, check out our Guide to Apples.

The Difference Between Applesauce and Apple Butter

Apple butter is a smoother, more concentrated form of applesauce. The methods for making the two both start out similarly, by slow-cooking apples until they’re soft and mushy. Applesauce will be ready at this saucy stage, sometimes with the addition of sugar and/or spices to flavor it. But to make apple butter, you puree the stewed apples and cook them down further so more liquid evaporates and the apples caramelize.

Alternatives to Stovetop Cooking

Don’t love standing at the stove stirring for ages? These two methods are way more hands-off.

• Microwave: Instead of cooking the seasoned puree on the stovetop in Step 5, cook it uncovered in a microwave, on medium heat setting to simmer, for around 30 minutes. If you do this, monitor the cooking every 5 or 10 minutes. Microwaves vary in their power.
• Slow cooker: In Step 5, transfer the seasoned puree to a slow cooker. Cook on low with the lid ajar (lay spoons across the cooker and set the lid on top) so steam can escape. Stir once every hour or so. Depending on your cooker, it could take up to 5 hours for the apple butter to cook down.

The Best Apples for Apple Butter

Look to softer apples, like Gravenstein, to make apple butter, as they will cook down faster. We also like the tart flavor of Granny Smith apples. Combine different apples to match your taste preferences. We recommend the following varieties:

• Braeburn
• Cortland
• Fuji
• McIntosh
• Golden Delicious
• Jonagold

Learn which apples are best to use in cooking and baking in our guide to apples.

Swaps and Suggestions for Homemade Apple Butter

• Switch up the spices. This recipe calls for cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and some lemon to bring out the flavor, but feel free to play around with others spices such as ginger and nutmeg if you wish.
• Switch up the sweetener. We recommend sticking with white sugar for a straightforward apple flavor. But readers have shared some of the swaps they’ve made in the comments. Check them out!

To Can or Not to Can?

Want to make larger batches of apple butter so you can have jars on hand for later and not worry about refrigerating them? Planning to give jars as gifts? If so, sterilize glass jars for canning. We offer detailed directions for water bath canning in the recipe below.

If you want to eat your apple butter up quickly, skip the canning. It keeps in the fridge for weeks as long as you’re not dipping dirty spoon into it. Or freeze it for later.

NOTE: For this recipe to be safe for canning, the sugar levels should not be reduced lower than to 1/3 cup sugar per 1 cup apple pulp.

Storing and Freezing Apple Butter

• Fresh apple butter will keep in the fridge for at least couple of weeks, if not longer.
• Sealed, canned jars of apple butter will keep for years in the pantry (they’re best used within a year, though). Once opened, they’ll also keep for weeks in the refrigerator.
• Frozen apple butter will keep up to a year.

Ways to Use Your Apple Butter

Whether you spread it on toast, swirl it into oatmeal, or serve it on a cheese plate, you’ll find a plethora of delicious ways to incorporate apple butter.

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Small Batch Fried Apples

Buttery skillet fried apples are a classic Southern treat. Fresh apples are softened in butter and mixed with sugar and cinnamon. So delicious and they can be ready in just 15 minutes!

These fried apples are a classic treat that can be enjoyed any time of the year. They’re perfect for breakfast, brunch, dessert, for toppings, and as a side dish.

Why This Recipe Works

• Southern fried apples are absolutely delicious! They’re tender, buttery and sweet and can be served and enjoyed in a variety of different ways. They’re totally reminiscent of the fried apples found in Cracker Barrel restaurants in the United States.
• They’re easy to make and ready in 15 minutes!
• This small batch fried apples recipe is the perfect one to use if you have one or two apples that need to be used up.
• This recipe can be doubled or tripled if you’d like to make more.

Ingredients

Ingredient Notes

See below for ways to use leftover ingredients.

• Apples: I love using Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith apples when making fried apples. But honestly, I’ve used just about all types of apples. Each variety of apple will bring a little something different to the recipe. Keep in mind that firmer apples will hold their shape better and won’t turn mushy when heated.
• Lemon juice (optional): Either freshly squeezed or bottled will work just fine. The citric acid in lemons prevents apples from oxidizing and keeps them fresh longer.
• Butter: I use salted butter.
• Brown sugar: Maple syrup can be used instead of brown sugar if you prefer.
• Spices: My favorite spices to use when making fried apples are cinnamon and nutmeg. You can leave the spices out if you don’t have them on hand but these spices add a tremendous amount of flavor.

How To Make This Recipe

See the recipe below for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions.

1. Peel, core, and slice the apples and place them into a medium-sized bowl. Pour lemon juice over the apple slices to prevent browning.
2. Melt the butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat.

1. Stir in the brown sugar and spices. Cook, stirring for 30 seconds.

1. Add the sliced apples and stir to coat.

1. Cook and stir for 12-15 minutes, until apples have softened. The exact timing will depend on the size of your apple slices.
2. Remove from heat and serve warm.

This small batch fried apples recipe will yield approximately 1 cup of fried apples.

Expert Tips

• You can peel the apples or leave the skin on.
• Slice your apples right before using them so that the fruit doesn’t turn brown. To help prevent browning, we recommend adding a little bit of lemon juice to the sliced apples before cooking them.
• If you’d like to make a large batch of fried apples, just double the ingredients in the recipe.

Frequently Asked Questions

Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days. I do not recommend freezing fried apples.

If you have an abundance of apples, you can freeze them to use later. To freeze apple slices:
* Peel, core, and slice the apples to your preferred size.
* Squeeze lemon juice over the apple slices to prevent browning.
* Place the slices in a single layer on a cookie sheet and put them in the freezer.
* Once frozen, transfer the apple slices to a freezer bag.

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Serving Suggestions

Consider serving fried apples in any of these ways:

• Serve over oatmeal, in baked oatmeal, or use in overnight oats.
• As a topping for pancakes, french toast, or waffles.
• Mixed in with yogurt.
• Over ice cream.
• Eaten right out of the bowl.
• Make a mini apple pie or an apple galette with a small pie crust.
• Serve with a delicious ham steak.

Other Small Batch Apple Recipes

Ways To Use Leftover Ingredients

If you have any ingredients leftover from this small batch fried apples recipe, you might like to consider using them in any of these single serving and small batch recipes:

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