Sesame Free Whole30 Cinnamon Apple Sauce
Warm, fragrant, and naturally sweet, this homemade applesauce is the kind of simple comfort food that makes you wonder why you ever bought the jarred stuff. Six medium apples get simmered down with cinnamon, nutmeg, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a pinch of sea salt until they're completely tender and collapsing into something deeply cozy. The whole process happens in a single saucepan, which means minimal cleanup and maximum reward. You get to choose your own texture adventure — go chunky with a potato masher or silky smooth with an immersion blender, depending on your mood. Store-bought applesauce can hide surprising additives, so making it from scratch gives you total control over every ingredient that goes in the jar. It's a fantastic snack on its own, a natural sweetener stirred into other dishes, or a satisfying side that fits cleanly into a Whole30 reset without any compromise on flavor.
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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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