Enjoy This Easy Cinnamon Apple Sauce With No Refined Sugar
Sometimes its nice to have something sweet at the end of a meal that’s not overwhelmingly sweet or heavy. Something that perfectly fits that criteria in our household is apple sauce, and with so many other benefits, this easy cinnamon apple sauce with no added sugar really rules in our home.
Information Before Beginning Your Cinnamon Apple Sauce
Apples themselves are such an interesting combination of benefits. Red Delicious and Granny Smith tend to show up with the highest nutrients, but all apples are great sources for fiber, as well as potassium, B6, Vitamin C and K plus several antioxidants and more.
Since apples are often on the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list of the top 12 fruits and vegetables that tested highest for toxins, I recommend organic for this recipe.
You can use any apples on this recipe, and some prefer using a combination for added flavor variety.
Something else I recommend is a good peeler. We somehow became the proud owners of this great apple peeler
It has really sped up our process, particularly when making large batches of apple sauce.
Easy stove top apple sauce with no refined sugar that you can serve smooth or chunky.
- 5-6 Apples (peeled, cored, and sliced or chopped)
- 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon (organic ground)
- 3-5 Cups Water (approximately enough to see but not cover apples)
- 1 Teaspoon Clove (organic whole or ground)
- 1 Teaspoon Nutmeg (organic ground)
- 1/8-1/4 Cup Maple Syrup (to taste)
- 2-4 Dates (pitted)
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Add the apples and water to a large pot. Cover and bring to a low boil. Adjust the water level as you cook by either adding a little water or removing the lid.
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Add your chosen seasonings (excluding sweeteners)
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Once apples are done and easily mashable, add your chosen sweetener (if any) and blend using an immersion blender to preferred smooth or chunky texture.
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Serve.
- Depending upon the apples and your taste preferences, you might not need added sweeteners. If adding, our favorite is with a small amount of both maple syrup and dates blended in well.
- You can include some/all of the apple skins for added nutrient variety, but blend thoroughly.
- For basic apple sauce, eliminate the cinnamon, nutmeg, or cloves.
- You can refrigerator for 1 week or freeze (in ice cube trays or flat in 1 gallon freezer bags).
Additional Variations
At some point we decided to infuse the clove flavor with whole cloves in one of our “tea” infusers, but you can use fresh ground clove just as easily…
…maybe even more easily.
We also seem to have a friendly battle in our home about smooth or chunky apples. The batch we made is chunky, even though I Had planned to make beautifully smooth apple sauce. Whatever you prefer, it’s just a matter of blender time until you reach your preferred smoothness.
If you would like to bump up the digestion support, how about adding about 1/8-1/4 teaspoon of fresh grated ginger pulp or ground ginger?
Whatever the case, apples and apple sauce are definitely a flavorful resource to consider tapping into, and this recipe is an easy addition to your household…even today!
What do you think?
Applesauce is such an easy and soothing treat alone, but you can also use some of your batch in other recipes like cookies or crisp. Whatever the case, I’d love to hear about your success.
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This looks delicious, Elaine! I’m curious, how long is the shelf life on home-made apple sauce?
Hi Sarah. I realize we’ve already spoken about this, but just following up.
You can, of course, can this recipe, but we’ve always gone through it within a few weeks.
When I’ve made big batches, I’ve usually cooled and then frozen flat in zipped bags with paper towels between. This has allowed for easy defrost but also for easy break off in sections.