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Old-Fashioned Oven Baked Apples Recipe (Easy & Healthy)

Old-Fashioned Baked Apples Recipe: Perfect Prep-Ahead Holiday Dessert, Easy and Delicious

There’s nothing like the scent of oven baked apples cooking to make your home smell warm and cozy at the holidays.

“Baked” apples are a ten-minute everyday breakfast treat in our home, thanks to the microwave. But when I’m making a lot of baked apples for company, or for a special occasion like Christmas morning breakfast, I do them the old-fashioned way: in the oven, just like my mama did when I was growing up.

Old-fashioned oven baked apples are the perfect prep-ahead holiday breakfast or dessert whose aroma will warm your home and heart.

Originally published Dec. 18, 2017; last updated October 2020.

But just to be clear, this does NOT mean you’ll need to spend your Christmas morning slaving away in the kitchen! As I’ve advocated here and here, one of my best Christmas hacks involves prepping ahead whenever possible:

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So if you’re looking for a special breakfast dish for Christmas day, or for a lazy winter morning, all that stands between you and this yummy treat is a little advance prep work. If you prepare oven baked apples the night before, and your oven has a timer option, you can even set the timed bake option when you put the dish in the oven before bed. That way, you can wake up to the delicious smell of cinnamon and apples baking!

Old-Fashioned Oven Baked Apples Recipe

Prep time: 15-30 min, depending on how many you’re making; cook time: 45-60 min.

What you’ll need to make this Old-Fashioned Baked Apples recipe:


The basic idea for making old-fashioned oven-baked apples:

Scoring the apples makes them fall apart into bite-sized pieces once baked.

Mix it up:


Have you made old-fashioned oven baked apples before? Does your family have a secret ingredient? Let us know in the comments!

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