These seasoned Air Fryer Sweet Apples are an amazing healthier dessert you can make in less than 20 minutes! The perfect gluten and dairy free dessert!
Sometimes I want a little something sweet but I don't want a full blown dessert like cake or ice cream, and these Air Fryer Sweet Apples are the perfect filler for that craving!
Sweet enough to be a dessert and healthy enough to be a side dish, it's the perfect in between.
I LOVE the crunch of the cooked but not completely softened apples covered in sweet seasonings like clove, cinnamon, and brown sugar.
These are best when they're hot out of the air fryer, and luckily they cook up quickly for an easy after-dinner treat!
Need more air fryer ideas? Try these amazing Air Fryer Kale Chips for a healthy, crunchy snack!
HOW TO MAKE AIR FRYER SWEET APPLES
This sweet treat is as easy as dice, stir, cook!
- Dice the apples into bit sized pieces.
- Combine all the spices and remaining ingredients into a bowl. Mix to combine.
- Place all your ingredients in an oven-safe bowl large enough for mixing and coat the apples thoroughly with your water and seasonings. Then, put your bowl in the air fryer basket — or on your air fryer toaster oven tray.
- Next, cook on air fryer mode at 350 degrees F for 6 minutes. After cooking, stir well and cook for another 2 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy!
WHAT APPLES ARE BEST FOR COOKING?
When cooking with apples, you're looking for different things than you might want for a raw apple.
For this recipe, I recommend Granny Smith apples because their texture cooks well and the tartness balances out the sugar and cinnamon here.
However, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, and Golden Delicious apples are also great for cooking pies or Air Fryer Sweet Apples! If you like sweeter apples, try Gala apples.
HOW TO SERVE AIR FRYER SWEET APPLES
These "baked" apples are great on their own, but also play well with others!
Much like apple pie, these sweet apples go great with ice cream a la mode.
Looking for more savory ideas? Throw these in with some homemade oatmeal for your own cinnamon apple oatmeal!
These apples will last up to 5 days in the refrigerator, so they're a great night snack and next morning breakfast treat!
WHAT TYPE OF BOWL SHOULD YOU USE?
We get a lot of questions about the container that we use in our air fryer recipes. The "pot" came with a set I bought from amazon.
It is hard to find the "pot" in a small set or individual, but sometimes you can. You can see it here.
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Pro Tips
- Use Any Air Fryer: This recipe can be made in an air fryer unit with a basket or an air fryer oven. If you're using an air fryer oven, place your food on the middle rack and select the "air fry" function.
- Check your food as it cooks! Since each air fryer runs differently, sometimes air frying is a trial and error process. When cooking a new recipe, be sure to check on your food often. This will help you avoid over or undercooking, and help you learn your air fryer's specific ways!
Air Fryer Sweet Apples
Equipment
- Chef's knife
- Oven-safe bowl
Ingredients
- 6 apples cored and diced
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅓ cup water
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in an oven-safe bowl and mix to coat the apples with the seasonings and water. Place bowl into air fryer basket or onto air fryer toaster oven tray.
- Air fry the apple mixture at 350 degrees F for about 6 minutes. Stir the apples and cook for another 2 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Air Fryers can vary greatly. Please take the time to learn your specific air fryer. You may need to adjust times and temperatures based upon your air fryer. All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.
Samantha
So simple and delish. We madd it as a late night snack and served it with ice cream!
Cindy
That's a great idea to add it to ice cream, Samantha! Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it!
Quinn
Made this tonight and it was so yummy! I saw you posted it in the gluten free air fryer recipes Facebook group!
Cindy
Hi Quinn, so glad you made it and enjoyed it! Thanks for being a part of our GF Facebook group!
Ashley T
Oh my word this was so good! My kids wanted more, but it was all gone. Guess I"ll have to make another batch tomorrow!
Cindy
haha, I know how that goes! Glad you enjoyed it tonight and again tomorrow! ha!
Carrie
So smart to make this is the air fryer! Perfect for apple season. 🙂
Cindy
You are right, just perfect for apple season!
Kathryn Donangelo
I loved making this recipe! It's so perfect for Fall and a great way to use up apples! Thank you!
Cindy
You are very welcome! Enjoy!
Angela
These apples are delicious. A great way to cook them, I love my air fryer.
Cindy
Enjoy!
Emmeline
Those apples look amazing! Any idea what I can use instead of pumpkin spice? Can't find it here in Sweden 🙁
Cindy
You can actually make your own 🙂 More specifically you will need 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ½ teaspoon ground allspice, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves.
Kathryn
I've never thought about doing apples in the air fryer -- but I'm going to give this a whirl. Sounds so perfect for this time of year!
Cindy
Thank you for stopping by and checking it out! Enjoy!