Air Fryer Baked Apples

Name: Air Fryer Baked Apples
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 4 medium apples; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 teaspoons cinnamon (✅ ); vanilla ice cream (optional ✅ )

Our air fryer baked apples use brown sugar and cinnamon to create a crisp caramelized coating. Made in under 30 minutes start to finish. Eat them as they are or top them with ice cream or whipped topping. A kid favorite! Gluten-free.

It is that time of the year again when apples are readily available at grocery stores and apple orchards. Whether your family is picking apples from a shelf or apple tree, this is the ultimate apple dessert.

Looking for more recipes that incorporate apples? Healthy Apple Bread, Apple Cinnamon Pancake Recipe and Easy Sauteed Apples are kid-approved recipes that are all super tasty!

baked apples topped with scoop of vanilla ice cream

We used Honeycrisp apples which are the perfect amount of tartness yet sweetness.

Any variety of apple can be used in the making of this recipe. Granny Smith, Gala, Jonagold or Fuji are our other top apple recommendations.

Equipment

air fryer
apple corer or knife
measuring cups and spoons
cutting board
knife

Ingredients

4 medium apples
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
vanilla ice cream optional (check for gluten-free)

How To Bake Apples

After gathering the equipment and ingredients for this recipe, follow the simple step by step instructions to have apples air fried in under 20 minutes!

Prepare the apples for baking

To start, place the apples on a cutting board. Cut the top off each apple, then use the apple corer to core each apple. Next, place the apples onto the air fryer tray.

apples with the cores removed from corer

Add cinnamon and brown sugar

Sprinkle each apple with cinnamon then evenly distribute the brown sugar over the top of the apples.

Mix It Up: Apple pie spice or allspice are two options to swap with the cinnamon if desired.

Preheat air fryer to 350°F

After the air fryer is preheated, bake for 15 -20 minutes or until apples are soft. You will love the apple aroma that fills your home while the apples are baking! We used our Ninja Foodi air fryer.

Serve the apples as is or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, drizzled with caramel sauce or topped with Make-Ahead Whipped Cream.

apples sprinkled with cinnamon and brown sugar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you bake the apples in the oven?

If you don’t own an air fryer, place the apples in the oven to bake at 400°F for 20-30 minutes or until soft.

What to do with apples in air fryer leftovers?

If you have leftover baked apples, store in the fridge up to 3 days to serve as a snack or incorporate into apple cake.

What are the best baking apples?

We recommend selecting Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Gala, Jonagold or Fuji.

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More Air Fryer Recipes

If you are an air fryer newbie, you will quickly learn how versatile this kitchen tool is. From crispy dinners to decadent desserts, there is a recipe that can be made for any meal.

CKC Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.

The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn’t require a helper.

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