Easy Cinnamon Apple Shortcakes
Dessert doesn’t have to be complicated! By using canned or leftover biscuits, these shortcakes can be ready in minutes.
Serves: 8Hands-on: 15 minutesTotal: 25 minutesDifficulty: Easy
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 8 prepared biscuits
- ½ cup melted butter
- 2 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 Tbsp. cinnamon
- 2 cups sweetened whipped cream
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Halve and brush the prepared biscuits with melted butter. Place on baking sheet and toast in the oven until lightly browned, 5–7 minutes. Set aside.
- While the biscuits are toasting, in a medium saucepan, melt ½ cup butter and add brown sugar and cinnamon. Add apples and mix until completely coated. Reduce heat to medium low, stirring once in a while until the apples are completely cooked, about 10 minutes.
- To serve, place a biscuit half on a plate. Top with ⅛ of the apple mixture, followed by ⅛ of the whipped cream. Add other half of biscuit, repeat with apples and whipped cream. Repeat until all 8 plates are prepared. Drizzle stacks with pan juices.
| Amount per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 410 |
| Total Fat | 22g |
| Saturated Fat | 12g |
| Cholesterol | 55mg |
| Sodium | 530mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 47g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3g |
| Sugars | 17g |
| Protein | 4g |
Recipe Information
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 8 prepared biscuits
- ½ cup melted butter
- 2 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 Tbsp. cinnamon
- 2 cups sweetened whipped cream
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Halve and brush the prepared biscuits with melted butter. Place on baking sheet and toast in the oven until lightly browned, 5–7 minutes. Set aside.
- While the biscuits are toasting, in a medium saucepan, melt ½ cup butter and add brown sugar and cinnamon. Add apples and mix until completely coated. Reduce heat to medium low, stirring once in a while until the apples are completely cooked, about 10 minutes.
- To serve, place a biscuit half on a plate. Top with ⅛ of the apple mixture, followed by ⅛ of the whipped cream. Add other half of biscuit, repeat with apples and whipped cream. Repeat until all 8 plates are prepared. Drizzle stacks with pan juices.
Nutrition Information
| Amount per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 410 |
| Total Fat | 22g |
| Saturated Fat | 12g |
| Cholesterol | 55mg |
| Sodium | 530mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 47g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3g |
| Sugars | 17g |
| Protein | 4g |