Sautéed Apples with Cinnamon Whipped Cream • Recipe for Perfection (2024)

FAQs

How to soften apples for baking? ›

Add butter and melt. Add apples to melted butter, increase heat to medium, and cook- stirring occasionally for 3-5 minutes until softened (they should still have a little bite to them). If you have larger apple pieces, you can pop a lid on your pan for a few minutes to help steam them to soften a little quicker.

To use this method to prevent apples from turning brown, create a water bath for your apple slices with a ratio of 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 1 cup of water. Soak the apple slices for 3 to 5 minutes, then drain and rinse them. This simple step should keep your apples from browning for several hours.

Precooking the apples gets you one step ahead of that process; it releases the fruit's liquid, causing them to cook down and lose volume before baking.

Cinnamon & Spice: Mix equal parts sugar and cinnamon with a dash of nutmeg and sprinkle on apple slices for a bitesize flavor of apple pie. Have little helpers in the kitchen? Let them mix everything in a Ziplock bag.

Allspice – Complex and Fragrant

With its blend of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg notes, allspice is ideal for deepening apple flavors. Explore whole organic allspice berries for an authentic taste. Gently crush the berries to release their flavors before adding them to apple dishes, such as pies or ciders.

The cells of apples are filled with flavorful juices composed of water, sugar, acids, and aromatic esters (compounds made of one acid and one alcohol molecule).

Cinnamon may be introduced as soon as your baby is ready to start solids, which is generally around 6 months of age. Note that sometimes cinnamon can cause a harmless rash on skin that it touches, such as near baby's mouth.

Peel, core and quarter the apple. Steam until soft (approx. 20mins), either using a steamer or by placing in a colander over a pan of simmering water and covering (you could boil the apple instead, if you prefer).

You can peel the apples, or you can leave the skin on for a little extra texture. Either way, chop your apples into small pieces and place them into a boiling pot of water. Boil the apples in the pot until they start to soften. This should take no longer than 15 minutes.

How do you ripen apples quickly? ›

Many ripening fruit produce the hydrocarbon gas ethylene as they ripen, which itself triggers more ripening. Bananas are especially productive sources of the gas, and putting one that's in the process of going brown next to apples, pears or hard avocados will greatly speed up their ripening.

Apples that are past their prime might not be great for biting into as an afternoon snack or for a recipe with visible apple slices, but they've still got plenty of flavor. Older apples are great for baking (especially if they're one of the varieties best for baking).

Cooked apples can be whole, chopped, or sliced. You'll need an oven set to 375°F. Sliced apples take about 25-30 minutes to get soft and tender in the oven.