Cinnamon Sugar Apple Salad has quickly become my kids’ favorite way to eat apples. If you’re looking for an apple dessert instead of a salad, this Old Fashioned Apple Crisp is a personal favorite and go-to recipe for when I need a dessert on the quick.
A year ago I was teaching a pie-making cooking class. When we got the apples ready to put in the apple pie, the kids I was teaching couldn’t stop eating them. I was a little worried they weren’t going to have enough to fill their pies. I found this quite fascinating.
In the fall, I always keep a lot of apples on hand, and at a certain point, my kids get a little tired of me trying to serve them apple slices as a side dish at dinner. After seeing how much the kids from the cooking class loved the apple pieces with a little cinnamon sugar on them, I decided to try a similar version of the apples as a side dish for my family at dinner the next night. Everyone loved it!
I sliced 4 apples into 1-inch pieces, sprinkled a little lemon juice on them, and then sprinkled cinnamon sugar on them and gave them a toss. It brought new life to a fruit they had gotten sick of.
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The cinnamon and a little bit of sugar added to the apples got my kids to eat twice as many or even three times as many apples as they would have eaten of the regular apples. This felt like a major victory. I have been making this “salad” on a regular basis, especially this time of year when apples are so fresh and affordable.
The only trick with this salad is to make it right before serving the meal. The sugar draws out the juices in the apples. So if you leave it sitting too long before serving, the apples can get a little soggy.
Make this simple Cinnamon Sugar Apple Salad for your family. And while you’re at it, try this Jewish Apple Cake, one of my favorite apple recipes and one of the most popular recipes on the blog.
HOW TO MAKE CINNAMON SUGAR APPLE SALAD
- Do not make the salad ahead of time. It should be made right before serving.
- In a small bowl mix the cinnamon and sugar. Set aside.
- Place sliced apples in a medium-sized mixing bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice.
- Next, sprinkle the apples with the cinnamon-sugar mixture 1 tsp at a time and toss until apples are all lightly coated. You may not need the entire amount.
- Enjoy!
Tips for making Cinnamon Sugar Apple Salad
- Make the salad right before serving. The sugar draws out the juices in the apples. So if you leave it sitting too long before serving, the apples can get a little soggy.
- For this recipe, I like to use a combination of Gala, Honey Crisp, Autumn Crisp, or Granny Smith apples.
- Make sure to sprinkle the apple slices with lemon juice to prevent browning.
- 4 apples, sliced and cut into one-inch pieces (use a variety)
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp sugar
- Do not make this ahead of time. It should be made right before serving.
- In a small bowl mix the cinnamon and sugar. Set aside.
- Place sliced apples in a medium-sized mixing bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice.
- Next, sprinkle the apples with the cinnamon-sugar mixture 1 tsp at a time and toss until apples are all lightly coated. You may not need the entire amount.
- Enjoy!
More Fabulous Sides
We make this salad with sliced bananas added to it. It was one my mom made often as we were growing up.
I’ll have to give that a try! I love hearing what other people grew up eating!
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I just wanted a simple raw fresh apple side. This is Fantastic, Thank you!
I’m so glad you liked it! I’ve been making this every other day lately. My kids love it!