Fried Apples are delicious any time of the day! They can be served for breakfast or for dinner, for dessert, or as a snack, they can also be served either warm or cold. Any way that you choose to eat them you’ll fall in love.
Have you ever had fried apples? I thought I had tried just about every apple recipe until I was on a visit to West Virginia and learned about fried apples. My husband’s grandma, who was an amazing cook, made them for me. When I asked her how to make them she gave me a list of ingredients, but no measurements. One of the things about her is that she never measured anything when she cooked, so it’s very difficult to duplicate any of her delicious dishes.
For years I tried to duplicate her fried apple recipe, without success. It wasn’t until another visit that I learned her secret. I closely watched over her shoulder and asked many questions. What I learned was that the secret was in the pan that she used. It was an old cast iron skillet, seasoned with lard. It’s amazing what a difference that seasoned pan makes.
HOW TO MAKE CINNAMON FRIED APPLES
If you don’t have a cast iron pan, I suggest that you get one they are a must-have in the kitchen. Or you can use a regular skillet and wipe it down with some lard before you start to melt the butter. It’s not exactly the same but close enough.
Step 1
In a skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
Step 2
Once the butter is melted add the apples, then drizzle with a little lemon juice. *Don’t get carried away with the lemon juice, too much and the fried apples won’t taste as good.
Step 3
Fry the apples until they are soft, golden brown, and have absorbed most of the butter. *I found that the more golden brown that they are the better flavor they have.
Step 4
Once the apples are done, turn down the heat and add your sugars. Toss the apples with the sugars and cook on med-low until the sugars are dissolved.
Step 5
Plate the apples and sprinkle with cinnamon.
RECIPE TWEAKS
For a more traditional recipe, eliminate the butter and use lard to cook them in. To give the apples a warmer flavor try adding nutmeg or apple pie spice.
MAKE IT A MEAL
Entrée: The Perfect Sunny Side Up Eggs
Side Dish #1: Sweet & Spicy Bacon
Side Dish #2: Grandma’s Simple Buttermilk Biscuits
Drink: Cold Brewed Mocha Coffee
HOW TO SERVE FRIED APPLES
Fried apples are very versatile, they can be served for breakfast, as a side dish, for dessert and even a snack. My favorite way to have them is for breakfast on a homemade biscuit.
HOW TO STORE FRIED APPLES
Store in an air tight container. They can be refrigerated for up to 5 days and frozen for up to 3 months, be sure to cool before storing. To reheat thawed apples, melt butter over medium heat, and cook until warmed through. *Frozen apples will become slightly mushy when thawed.
What is your favorite type of apple? Happy Fall!😃
- ¼ cup butter
- 4 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored & sliced
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- In a skillet, over med high heat, melt butter.
- Add apple and drizzle with lemon juice.
- Fry apples until they are soft and the butter has been absorbed.
- Toss the apples with the sugars and continue cooking until the sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle cinnamon.
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HELPFUL TIPS
✔ Granny Smith apples are the best choice for this recipe. However, any firm baking apple will work, such as Honeycrisp or Braeburn.
✔ When cutting the apples, be sure that they are cut into even slices. This will insure that they are cooked evenly.
✔ For the best flavor, use a cast iron skillet that has been seasoned with lard.
✔ Don’t throw out the apple peels, they make a really delicious tea. Steep the peels along with a cinnamon stick and add a little honey to sweet it.
✔ The peels can be left on the apples if you prefer. I just like to serve it the way grandma did with the peels off.
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updated: 10/7/19 (pictures & format)
Looks yummy! I think I can smell them. 🙂
I’m trying this tonight. I’ll keep you posted.
Let me know what you think!
Those sound delicious! I have never heard of this recipe before but I can’t wait to try it. Pinned.
We make them all of the time, the kids really love them!
Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing with us at the Snickerdoodle Link Party! This will be one of my features this Saturday!
I absolutely love fried apples, thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party this week. Pinned.
Yum – these look amazing!! Pinning them to try for the holidays.
They’re great anytime of day!
Oh what a memory. My grandma, a southern lady, made fried apples as well. We had them with homemade biscuits for breakfast or dinner or anytime she made anything pork. Be it chops or roast or stewed, if we had pork, we had these fried apples. She also made stewed apples. Thank you for the memory and for the recipe. Like your grandma, and me too if I’m honest, no measurements were involved. Thank you for sharing with #omhgww. Socialized.
I need a good, seasoned skillet. Isn’t it interesting how you sometimes have to watch a cook to get their special touch? we will try these this week w your breakfast suggestions. Love that you have those suggestions added
xoxox Sharon
Yum! I love recipes I can use my cast iron with. Thank you for sharing with us at #OMHGWW
These look delicious! I haven’t had fried apples in years and even those were from a can. I need to make this! It would be a perfect dish to take to our Thanksgiving dinner.
Yum, I cannot wait to try this recipe out. I would love to include it in my apple recipe roundup too I will link to your post!
Happy fall,
Kippi
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Sounds so yummy!! Thank you for sharing at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week.
Can you leave the skins on the apples? It’s sounds so good and I want to try them. Thanks for sharing the recipe with us.
You can, but I prefer to remove them.
We are going to make these soon with our Lily Bug. They are so delicious!
I know that she loves them. I used to make them for her before she would go to school.