Copycat Boston Market Cinnamon Apples are such an easy and delicious copycat side dish to make at home. You need just a few simple ingredients, a few minutes of prep, and then they’re off to the oven!
Boston Market was one of my favorite places to get to go food from when my son was a baby. We lived in Houston at the time and we would get a meal almost every other week when he was super little. I have a lot of favorites from there and I’m so sad there’s no longer a location in the Houston area. I wanted to recreate a few of my favorite recipes including their cinnamon apples.
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❤️ Why you’ll love this recipe
- Versatile side: I love these apples for so many reasons! They’re kid friendly, a great side dish for many different dinners (especially pork chops), wonderful for a holiday side (I like to make them for Thanksgiving), perfect to serve with french toast or waffles, or you could even serve these apples with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream for a simple dessert idea.
- Simple ingredients: You need just a few simple ingredients to recreate this recipe at home.
- Taste: These taste very close to the real thing at Boston Market. I think this as close as a home cook can get.
🥣 Ingredients needed
As always, the complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the printable recipe card further below in the post.
For these apples, you will need:
- Apples: I have made this recipe a few times (my kids request these apples a lot) and I’ve used different apples. I think Golden Delicious will give you the closest copycat taste but I’ve also used Gala and Kanzi apples with success.
- Water
- Corn starch
- Butter: I recommend using unsalted butter if possible. If all you have on hand is salted butter, do salt to taste.
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon and nutmeg
- Salt
🔪 Equipment needed
You will need an 8×8 inch casserole pan for this recipe.
⏲️ Recipe instructions (step by step guide)
Peel, core, and cut your apples into slices then arrange them in a greased 8×8 inch casserole dish (image 1).
In a medium bowl whisk together the water and corn starch (image 2). Next, stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Whisk until everything is combined (image 3).
Pour the melted butter over the apples then the cinnamon brown sugar mixture over them (image 4).
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the apples are tender. Stir every 15 to 20 minutes.
👩🏻🍳 Tips
- Some grocery stores sell pre-cut apple slices if you don’t feel like peeling and slicing apples.
- If you only have salted butter on hand you can use it but you may not need to add any additional salt.
🥡 How to store leftovers
Store any leftover apples in an airtight container within your refrigerator. Leftovers will be good for up to four days after making.
📋 Recipe FAQs
Golden Delicious or Gala is what I recommend but really almost any apple that’s not too tart will work.
I don’t recommend freezing these as the texture is strange once you defrost them.
I recommend peeling them to get them to taste closest to the Boston Market version. Some grocery stores have pre-cut apple slices you can buy if you don’t feel like peeling apples.
More copycat recipes that you may like:
- Copycat Cheesecake Factory Apple Crisp
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- Copycat Cheesecake Factory Spinach Dip
- Copycat Cracker Barrel Ranch
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Copycat Boston Market Cinnamon Apples
Equipment
- 8 x 8 inch casserole dish
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 3 large apples peeled, cored, and sliced (Golden Delicious or Gala work best but most apples will work as long as they aren't too tart)
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Peel, core, and cut your apples into slices then arrange them in a greased 8×8 inch casserole dish.3 large apples
- In a medium bowl whisk together the water and corn starch.½ cup water, 2 tablespoons corn starch
- Next, stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Whisk until everything is combined.½ cup brown sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 pinch nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Pour the melted butter over the apples then the cinnamon brown sugar mixture over them.2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the apples are tender. Stir every 15 to 20 minutes.
Winfred says
These apples taste like fall in your mouth. They are one of my go to side dishes when I make pork chops.
Carrie says
Amazing! These cinnamon apples actually tasted like the Boston Market ones. Simple and delicious.
Ruth says
Our Boston market went out a few years ago so I’m so glad to have found this recipe. It tastes exactly like I remember!
Linda says
So easy to make, and my kitchen smelled amazing while they were cooking. Such a comforting recipe!