Simple Baked Apples with Dairy-Free Caramel Sauce
These simple baked apples are a healthier take on a warm apple pie filling and drizzled with a velvety, dairy-free salted caramel sauce.
Ingredients
- 5 medium apples
- 2 tbsp coconut oil or substitute
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar or substitute
- 1 pinch salt
- ¼-½ cup dairy-free caramel sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- While the oven heats up, peel, core and slice apples (aim for ⅓-½ inch thick). See notes below.
- Add the sliced apples to a 9x12 baking tray along with the oil, lemon juice, pumpkin pie spice, sugar (if using), and a pinch of salt. Mix with your hands or a spoon until evenly coated.
- Bake uncovered for 15 minutes, stir the apples and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and add ¼-½ cup dairy-free caramel sauce to the apples, evenly coating them. Stick back in the oven for another 2-3 minutes to warm up and meld the flavors together.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- If don't have pumpkin pie spice, just use a mixture of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice with the largest quantity being of cinnamon.
- If your apples end up on the thinner side once they've been cut, reduce the baking time to avoid mushy apples.
- The apples will last a sealed container in the fridge for up to one week.