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!

📝 Ingredients

• 6 Grany Smith apples (peeled, cored, and sliced)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar (or dark brown or granulated sugar)
• 2 teaspoons growund cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Melt 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.
2. 2Add 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.
3. 3Allow the apples to cool for abut 5 minutes and enjoy!