Seed Oil Free Maple-Oat Cinnamon Applesauce
Warm, spiced, and naturally sweet, this applesauce is the kind of simple comfort food that earns a permanent spot in your weekly rotation. Fresh apples simmer down with maple syrup, cinnamon, and ginger until they're meltingly tender, then rolled oats are stirred in to add body and a subtle nuttiness that makes the whole thing feel more substantial than your average sauce. Every single ingredient here is clean and straightforward — no refined vegetable oils, no canola, no mystery additives hiding in a jar from the store. That's actually harder to guarantee with packaged applesauce than most people realize, since commercial versions often sneak in preservatives or are processed on shared lines with oil-based products. Here, you control everything from start to finish. Mash it chunky for texture or blend it silky smooth — either way, it's equally good warm off the stove or cold from the fridge, spooned over oatmeal, served alongside pork, or eaten straight from the bowl with a spoon.
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4 servings
- 1.5 lbs apples (about 4 medium), peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 3 tbsp old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the apple chunks, water, maple syrup, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir to coat the apples, then cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are completely tender and beginning to break down, about 15–18 minutes.
- 2
Stir in the rolled oats and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, until the oats have softened and the mixture has thickened slightly, about 5–7 minutes.
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