Pescatarian Whole30 Cinnamon Apple Sauce
Warm, fragrant, and made entirely from real ingredients you can actually pronounce, this homemade applesauce is the kind of simple recipe that earns a permanent spot in your weekly rotation. Six medium apples get simmered low and slow with cinnamon, nutmeg, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, and just a pinch of sea salt until they collapse into something deeply comforting and naturally sweet. No added sugar, no preservatives — just fruit doing exactly what fruit is supposed to do. You get to choose your own texture, too: go rustic and chunky with a potato masher, or blitz it smooth with an immersion blender for something that feels almost luxurious. It works beautifully as a snack on its own, spooned over pork or salmon, stirred into oatmeal, or tucked alongside roasted vegetables. Store-bought versions often sneak in sweeteners or additives that complicate clean eating, so making your own means you know exactly what's in the jar. It's one of those recipes that takes almost no effort but tastes like you really tried.
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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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