Easy Honey Roasted Apples is a simple baked apple recipe for tender buttery sweet apples. Both a comfort food dessert and side dish for pork!
As a chef clients will often ask me to recommend menus when I am working with them for dinner parties. Usually steak or seafood is requested but I would sometimes get a client who wanted pork for their main entree. My ears would perk up as this side is one of my favorite to make.
I would quickly tell them about my double cut salt and herb crusted bone in pork chop with Crispy Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes. If they liked where I was going, I would tell them about these Honey Roasted Apples. An adaptation of a Michael Chiarello recipe, these are crispy while soft, sweet while salty and they are an absolute amazing side to a pork dish [I’ve also made them with chicken and with stuffed pastas].
They are deceivingly easy and taste like you know some kind of kitchen wizardry that elevates honey and apples to a whole other level. The secret? Some butter, a good hot cast iron skillet and the play between kosher salt and honey. Make this side dish, you won’t be sorry.
Pre-heat oven to 425.
Remove the core and cut into 1 inch chunks, toss with lemon juice. 
Heat a cast iron skillet on medium high heat with the butter in it. 
When the butter begins to brown add the apples and kosher salt. 
Sautee for 5 to 7 minutes until the edges start turning a rich brown color. 
Add the honey and put in oven for about 8-10 minutes. 
The apples should be tender but not mushy and richly caramelized. 
Carefully serve with spatula, taking care not to smash them.
Ingredients
- 2 Granny Smith apples
- 2 Braeburn or similar apples
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425.
- Remove the core of the apples and cut into 1 inch chunks, toss with lemon juice.
- Heat a cast iron skillet on medium high heat with the butter in it.
- When the butter begins to brown add the apples and kosher salt.
- Sautee for 5 to 7 minutes until the edges start turning a rich brown color.
- Add the honey and put in oven for about 8-10 minutes.
- The apples should be tender but not mushy and richly caramelized.
- Carefully serve with spatula, taking care not to smash them.
Notes
Nutrition
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Brought this to a new years lunch with friends and everyone said it was yummy. I was disappointed because the apples just wouldn’t caramelize and were cooking down too much so it became more baked apples than yummy roasted.
Do you think this would hold up if made earlier in the day and just warmed in the oven before serving?
Can this be used for a dessert? Over a pavlova?
If you try it please let us know how it turned out! Enjoy!
Can these be made with a butter alterative? I have been dairy free while nursing my son but would love to try these.
I haven’t tested with a non-dairy alternative, I don’t see why not but the taste may change a bit.