Soy Free Whole30 Cinnamon Apple Sauce
Warm, fragrant, and naturally sweet, this homemade applesauce is the kind of simple recipe that makes you wonder why you ever bought it in a jar. Six medium apples get simmered down with cinnamon, nutmeg, a squeeze of lemon juice, and just a pinch of sea salt until they collapse into something deeply cozy and satisfying. Store-bought versions can sneak in additives, thickeners, or natural flavors with murky origins — making this from-scratch approach a genuinely cleaner choice. The whole process happens in a single saucepan, and you get to decide the final texture: leave it chunky with a potato masher or go silky smooth with an immersion blender. That flexibility alone makes it endlessly useful — spoon it over pork, stir it into oatmeal, or eat it straight from the pot while it's still warm. Every ingredient here is exactly what it sounds like, which is the whole point.
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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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