Aldi Fried Apples & these Cinnamon Rolls

Aldi-style fried apples and pair them with your favorite cinnamon rolls for an amazing breakfast or dessert platter!

 Aldi-Style Fried Apples

Ingredients

• 4–5 firm apples (Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Fuji work well)

• 3 tbsp butter

• ¼ cup brown sugar (light or dark)

• 1 tbsp granulated sugar (optional, for extra sweetness)

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• Pinch of nutmeg or allspice (optional)

• 1 tsp lemon juice

• Pinch of salt

Method

1. Peel, core, and slice apples into wedges.

2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

3. Add apples; cook 3–4 min, stirring, until they start to soften.

4. Sprinkle sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt over apples; stir well.

5. Lower heat, cover, and cook 5–8 min, stirring occasionally, until tender but not mushy.

6. Stir in lemon juice; taste and adjust sweetness/spice.

Serve warm as a topping or side.

Easy Cinnamon Rolls (Shortcut)

(Using refrigerated dough — or scroll down for homemade dough)

Ingredients

• 1 tube refrigerated cinnamon roll dough (with icing)

Method

1. Preheat oven per package directions.

2. Arrange rolls in a greased baking dish.

3. Bake until golden. Spread icing while warm.

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls (from scratch)

Dough:

• 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour

• 2¼ tsp instant yeast

• ¼ cup sugar

• ½ tsp salt

• ¾ cup warm milk

• ¼ cup melted butter

• 1 egg

Filling:

• ¼ cup softened butter

• ½ cup brown sugar

• 1 tbsp cinnamon

Glaze:

• ½ cup powdered sugar + 1–2 tbsp milk or cream

Method:

1. Mix dough ingredients, knead until smooth (~8 min). Let rise 1 hr.

2. Roll into rectangle (about 10×14 in). Spread butter, sprinkle sugar & cinnamon.

3. Roll up tightly; cut 9–12 rolls. Place in greased pan. Rise 30–40 min.

4. Bake at 180 °C / 350 °F for 20–25 min, until golden.

5. Cool slightly; drizzle glaze.

Serving Idea

• Place warm cinnamon rolls on a plate.

• Spoon fried apples over or alongside.

• Drizzle extra pan syrup from the apples over the rolls — a perfect sticky-sweet topping!

Would you like me to give you a slow cooker version of the fried apples, so you can cook them alongside the rolls?