AIP Friendly Ginger & Cinnamon Spiced Applesauce

Warm, fragrant, and naturally sweet, this spiced applesauce is the kind of simple comfort food that earns a permanent spot in your weekly rotation. Three pounds of fresh apples get simmered down with water and a bright squeeze of lemon juice until they're completely tender and collapsing into themselves — no shortcuts, just real fruit doing its thing. The real magic happens off the heat, when ground Ceylon cinnamon, freshly grated ginger, and a touch of turmeric get stirred in, filling your kitchen with an aroma that feels almost medicinal in the best possible way. Those three spices are doing serious work here: warming, grounding, and deeply flavorful without a single ingredient that conflicts with the elimination phase of the autoimmune protocol. Store-bought applesauce almost always sneaks in additives, natural flavors, or sweeteners that make label-reading a chore — this version gives you total control over every single thing going into the jar. You can keep it chunky with a potato masher or go completely smooth with an immersion blender depending on your mood, and the optional tablespoon of honey lets you dial in the sweetness to your exact preference. Makes six servings and keeps in the fridge for up to a week, so it's just as useful as a quick snack as it is a side dish or a topping for something heartier.

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