Sauteed Apples with Pumpkin Spice

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Sauteed apples have never been easier than this simple recipe featuring pumpkin spice! Make these sweet apples for a side dish, snack, brunch option or ice cream topping. This recipe features fresh apples cut into bite-sized pieces for easier eating and no peeling required. Kids will love to eat these cinnamon apples any time of the day!

While I know that fall isn’t technically here yet, it is certainly starting to feel like it. The stores and restaurants are full of everything pumpkin spice and fall harvest fruits and vegetables. Our apple tree now has some gorgeous red cortland apples that we’ll be picking later today. (Watch for a recipe using those next week!) For this recipe I had a bag of super crisp gala apples that were calling to me from my fridge. I usually use this recipe but to really get into the spirit of fall flavors, I decided to make Pumpkin Spice Sauteed Apples.

I love these sauteed apples because they can be served in so many different ways. They taste great warm just by themselves or with some whipped cream, but they also make a great topping for ice cream or breakfast foods like pancakes, waffles and french toast. I love the addition of pumpkin spice for fall recipes. Who doesn’t love pumpkin spice creamer or pumpkin fluff dip?

Spiced Apples Ingredients

To make these spiced apples, you’ll need the following simple ingredients:

• fresh apples
• brown sugar
• pumpkin pie spice
• butter

Along with some water, that’s it!

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Blend

No pumpkin spice? No problem. You can make your own homemade pumpkin spice blend using the following ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

You can also swap out all of the pumpkin spice for just cinnamon if that is what you have available or prefer.

How to Make Sauteed Apples

Start by cutting your apples. While I love the look of apple slices, I think larger chunks make these apples much more kid friendly. Why bother having to cut them up when I can serve them in larger bite sized pieces? (I make them pretty large chunks because they do get smaller once you cook them. ) You’ll just want to make sure you make them as even sized as you can.

To make this really easy for my Mini Chef, we add our apples, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice to a gallon sized plastic zipper bag. Wesley loves shaking to mix and coat ingredients and it is less messy than a bowl and spoon.

While some recipes call for a medium saucepan, I like using a large frying pan. This allows for more even cooking and makes it much easier to stir the apples while they are sauteed. Heat up the frying pan over medium heat and add your butter. Once melted, add in seasoned apples and water. 

Cook over medium heat, approximately 8 to 10 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring often. (Exact cooking will vary, depending upon size of your apples.) Serve warm.

Serve them as a snack, dessert or side dish. Yum.

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Sauteed Apples with Pumpkin Spice

Sauteed apple are perfectly seasoned with a delightful blend of pumpkin spice. Kids will love these cooked apple chunks infused with the cozy flavors of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice. This sauteed apple recipe is easy to make anytime with just four ingredients. Serve as a side dish, snack, or topping for ice cream, pancakes, waffles and more!

Course Dessert or Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword apple recipes, apples, breakfast, brunch, cinnamon, cinnamon apples, Kid friendly, kids snacks, pumpkin spice, sauteed, sauteed apples, side dish, side dish recipe, snack

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 225 kcal

Author Emilie at Findingzest.com

Ingredients

• 4 medium to large crunchy apples around 2 lbs
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

1. Core apples and cut into thick chunks. (You can peel if desired.)
2. Place apples in gallon sized ziploc bag.
3. Add brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice into bag.
4. Shake until well coated.
5. Melt butter in large frying pan over medium heat.
6. Add water and apple mixture.
7. Cook apples over medium heat, for 8 to 10 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. (Be careful not to overcook.)
8. Cool slightly and serve warm as is, with whipped cream or as a topping over ice cream, waffles or pancakes. Can also serve cold if preferred.
9. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Recipe Notes

*cinnamon can be substituted for the spices or use the following homemade pumpkin spice blend:

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

Nutrition Facts

Sauteed Apples with Pumpkin Spice

Amount per Serving

Calories

225

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

3.5

g

5

%

Saturated Fat

 

2

g

13

%

Cholesterol

 

8

mg

3

%

Sodium

 

29

mg

1

%

Potassium

 

215

mg

6

%

Carbohydrates

 

51

g

17

%

Fiber

 

5

g

21

%

Sugar

 

43

g

48

%

Protein

 

0.5

g

1

%

Vitamin A

 

1.4

IU

0

%

Calcium

 

47

mg

5

%

Iron

 

0.4

mg

2

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Refrigerate any of these pumpkin spice sauteed apples and eat them cold or warm them up again. Either way they are delicious!

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