Air fryer apples are maple glazed, cinnamon spiced apples made in the air fryer. These air fry baked apples are a quick, easy to make and taste just like warm apple pie filling. Enjoy these air fried apples as is, with yogurt for a healthy breakfast or with cold vanilla ice cream for a deliciously cozy dessert.
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Why Should You Make This Recipe
I absolutely love baking with apples. Some of my favorite apple desserts recipes on the blog are my French Apple Cake and Apple Fritter Bread are two of my favorite baked apple recipes on the blog. I know you’ll love this easy caramelized air fried apple recipe too.
- The perfect baked texture and flavor. There are few foods as cozy to enjoy when the weather gets cooler than warm, freshly baked cinnamon sugar apples. Now you can skip the oven, use an air fryer and have perfectly caramelized apples in under 15 minutes.
- Easy and healthy dessert made with simple ingredients. What I love most about this air fryer apple recipe is how easy it is to make and to customize to your preferred dietary needs. Simply peel, core and dice or slice the your favorite apples, toss in your choice of sweetener, along with a dash of cinnamon and fry to golden perfection.
Ingredients
This air fried apple recipe requires just four ingredients to make. Here’s what you will need to make this healthy fried apple recipe.
Gather fresh apples, coconut oil, ground cinnamon and maple syrup.
Substitutions
Here are my recommended substitutions to make this pineapple in an air fryer recipe in case you need to swap an ingredient or two.
- Fresh Apples: I recommend buying apples that would normally be used for baking such as Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Braeburn, Cortland, Jonathan, Fuji or Gala.
- Coconut Oil: Any type of oil would work well for these apples.
- Ground Cinnamon: This is purely for flavor. Feel free to omit or use another ground spice. Allspice, cloves and cardamom would be lovely options to use instead of cinnamon.
- Maple Syrup: Using maple syrup keeps this air fry apple dessert refined sugar free. Feel free to use honey or your preferred liquid sweetener or choice.
Variation
Cinnamon Sugar Glaze: For more warm, gooey apple pie filling inspired texture, mix 2 tablespoons (28 g) melted butter with 2 tablespoons (25 g) light brown sugar and ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon. Mix the air baked apples with this cinnamon sugar butter sauce and enjoy.
How To Make
Learn how to make air fryer apples in a few easy steps.
- Preheat the air fryer to 375 (190 C). Peel, core and cut the fresh apples into slices or chunks. Make sure to cut the apples into even sized pieces. This ensures the apple pieces fry evenly and at the same time.
- Toss the apples in a bowl with oil, 1 tablespoon of maple syrup and ground cinnamon until all the apple chunks or slices are fully coated.
- Lightly spray the air fryer tray or basket with a non stick cooking spray. Place the diced apple pieces in a single layer. Air fry for 5 - 6 minutes. Then carefully pull the air fryer basket out, flip each of the apple pieces and return to the air fryer for an additional 5 - 6 minutes. Air fry the apples for 10 - 12 minutes total or until your preferred level of caramelization.
4. After the apples are air fried, cool the them slightly until warm. Serve as is or with ice cream, whipped cream, yogurt or to top a simple bowl of oatmeal.
How To Store and Serve
- Store: Transfer any leftover caramelized apples into an air tight container to store in the fridge for up to 4 - 5 days. Enjoy cold from the fridge or reheat in the microwave for 20 - 30 seconds.
- Serve: Air fried apples are a delicious and healthy addition to any breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert. I love serving mine with cold vanilla ice cream. Fried apples would also be especially delicious served with Sweet Cream Pancakes, Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce or Brioche French Toast Casserole.
M’s Expert Tips
- Grease the air fryer. To prevent the pineapple from sticking, make sure to lightly spray the air fry basket or tray with a non sticking cooking spray.
- Use “baking apples.” Any apple that can be baked into a pie is the perfect apple to bake in the air fryer.
- Evenly cut the apples. Evenly sized pineapple chunks, slices or rings bake at the same time.
- Evenly coat the apples. Make sure the each apple piece or apple slice is fully and evenly coated in the cinnamon and maple syrup.
- Air fry the apple in a single layer. Avoid over crowding and layering the apples. Each piece should lay easily on the air fryer basket or tray. If needed, air fry the apples in two batches.
- Flip the apples. This is an important step to ensure both sides of the apple have the same final texture.
FAQs
Not only are air fryer apples gluten free, they are also diary free, paleo, and refined sugar free.
Prepare the apples as written in the recipe. Bake the apples at 400 F (205 C) for 10 - 15 minutes.
Some nutrients can be lost when apples are cooked. However, cooked or air fried apples still contains many beneficial vitamins and minerals.
Other Air Fryer Recipes to Try
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Air Fryer Apples
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
- 1 knife
- 1 mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced or diced
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) coconut oil or other neutral oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or apple pie spice
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) maple syrup, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 375 (190 C). Peel, core and cut the fresh apples into slices or chunks. Make sure to cut the apples into even sized pieces. This ensures the apple pieces fry evenly and at the same time.2 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced or diced
- Toss the apples in a bowl with oil, 1 tablespoon of maple syrup and ground cinnamon until all the apple chunks or slices are fully coated.1 tablespoon (15 ml) coconut oil or other neutral oil , 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or apple pie spice, 2 tablespoons (30 ml) maple syrup, divided
- Lightly spray the air fryer tray or basket with a non stick cooking spray. Place the diced apple pieces in a single layer. Air fry for 5 - 6 minutes. Then carefully pull the air fryer basket out, flip each of the apple pieces and return to the air fryer for an additional 5 - 6 minutes. Air fry the apples for 10 - 12 minutes total or until your preferred level of caramelization.
- After the apples are air fried, cool the them slightly until warm. Serve as is or with ice cream, whipped cream, yogurt or to top a simple bowl of oatmeal.
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