MSG Free Whole30 Cinnamon Apple Sauce
Warm, fragrant, and made entirely from real ingredients you can pronounce, this homemade applesauce is the kind of simple recipe that makes you wonder why you ever bought the jarred stuff. Store-bought versions are notorious for sneaking in additives, flavor enhancers, and preservatives — so making your own is the cleanest way to know exactly what's in the bowl. Fresh apples simmer down with water, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pinch of sea salt until they're completely tender and practically falling apart on their own. The result is naturally sweet, warmly spiced, and deeply satisfying without a single shortcut. You get to choose the final texture too — leave it chunky and rustic with a potato masher, or go silky smooth with an immersion blender. It works beautifully as a snack on its own, a topping for pork, or stirred into a bowl of compliant breakfast ingredients. Once you taste how good the real thing is, going back just isn't an option.
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6 servings
- 3 lbs apples (about 6 medium), peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks
- ½ cup water
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the apple chunks, water, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir to coat the apples.
- 2
Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are completely tender and collapse easily when pressed with a spoon, about 20–25 minutes. If the pan looks dry before the apples are soft, add water 2 tbsp at a time.
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