Walnut 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 splash of lemon juice, and just a pinch of sea salt until they're completely tender and collapsing into something deeply cozy. The whole process takes under half an hour, and your kitchen will smell absolutely incredible the entire time. Store-bought versions can hide surprising additives, so making your own means you know exactly what's in every spoonful — nothing but clean, real ingredients. You can keep it chunky with a potato masher or go silky smooth with an immersion blender, depending on your mood or how you plan to use it. It works beautifully as a side dish, a topping for pork, or even stirred into breakfast bowls. This is the kind of recipe you'll come back to again and again once you realize how effortless it is.
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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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