Warm microwave cinnamon apples
Diced apple softened in the microwave with maple and cinnamon until it tastes like apple pie filling, a cozy late-night sweet that’s ready in 10 minutes.
- 10 min total
- 5 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 1
- About $1.41 a serving
- 160 calories
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
Dolly says: It’s ready in 10 minutes, start to finish.
Ingredients
For 1 servings.
- 1 apple
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp lemons, juice
From your pantry
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp cornstarch
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp water
Each serving has about 160 calories, 1 g protein, 41 g carbs and 0 g fat, and costs about $1.41 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No lemons? Limes work.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
the apple and it into ½-inch pieces, it first if you like softer bites.
Core. Coring means cutting out the hard center of things like apples, peppers or cabbage. That center is tough and woody, so it’s the part you throw away.
How you’ll know: What’s left is all tender flesh, with no hard, pale center.
Dice. Dicing means cutting food into small, even cubes, usually a quarter to half an inch across. Pieces the same size cook at the same speed, so nothing burns while the rest catches up.
How you’ll know: Your pieces are little cubes about the size of a chickpea, and they all look close to the same.
Peel. Peeling means removing the skin with a vegetable peeler or a small knife. It takes off tough or bitter skins, though potato and carrot skins are fine to leave on unless the recipe insists.
How you’ll know: The color underneath is even all over, with no patches of skin left behind.
the apple, maple syrup, cinnamon, cornstarch, lemon juice, salt and water together in a microwave-safe mug or bowl.
Stir. Stirring means moving food around with a spoon or spatula so it cooks evenly and doesn’t stick. Unless the recipe says constantly, every so often is plenty, and it gives food time to brown.
How you’ll know: When you drag the spoon across the bottom, nothing is sticking or scorching.
Cover with a small plate and microwave on high for 2 minutes.
Timer: 2 min
, then microwave uncovered for 1 to 2 minutes more, until the apples are soft and the juices are thick and glossy.
Stir. Stirring means moving food around with a spoon or spatula so it cooks evenly and doesn’t stick. Unless the recipe says constantly, every so often is plenty, and it gives food time to brown.
How you’ll know: When you drag the spoon across the bottom, nothing is sticking or scorching.
Timer: 1 min 30 sec
Let it sit for 2 minutes before you eat it with a spoon.
Timer: 2 min
Dolly’s tip: The syrup gets much hotter than it looks, and it thickens as it cools.
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