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The Best Homemade Applesauce for Gut Health and Leaky Gut

April 6, 2020 by Amber

How to Make Applesauce - This homemade applesauce recipe is perfectly spiced with cinnamon and naturally sweet from the apples and a touch of honey. Learning how to make applesauce from scratch is super easy and only requires 4 ingredients. Apples, cinnamon, honey, and vanilla extract makes the most delicious and healthy apple sauce.

 

 
​This homemade applesauce for gut health is perfectly spiced with cinnamon and naturally sweet from the apples and a touch of honey. Learning how to make homemade applesauce from scratch is super easy and only requires 4 ingredients. Apples, cinnamon, honey, and vanilla extract makes the most delicious and healthy apple sauce.
 

I was inspired to make this cinnamon apple sauce recipe when I realized that I had some green apples that were starting to soften as they hadn’t been eaten yet. As I only like to eat fresh crisp apples (yup, I can be picky) I decided to make this homemade applesauce as a topping for this chia pudding recipe. Mmm so good! You gotta try it😊

 

The beauty about making homemade applesauce is that any apples will taste good, even the soft apples as they all get boiled down into mush anyways. So, if you have some old apples laying around don’t throw them out. Use them to make this easy applesauce recipe.

I added in a touch of honey to add a little extra sweetness but if you want to make a sugar-free apple sauce just ditch the honey and it will still have a subtle natural sweetness from the apples.

Homemade Applesauce Recipe

4 large green apples (or any type of apples)
2 tsp cinnamon powder
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp honey
¾ cup to 1 cup water

Homemade Applesauce Recipe

 

 

How to Make Homemade Applesauce for Gut Health

To make this homemade apple sauce recipe start by using a small knife or peeler to peel the outer skin off the apple.

Cut the apple in half and half again into quarters. Once the apples are cut into quarters cut the core out of each quarter then slice into lengthwise slices and place in a medium-sized pot.

Add ¾ cups of water into the pot with the apples, cinnamon, vanilla, and honey, give a little stir then place a lid on top and place over medium heat on the stove. Bring the water to a boil before turning down the heat to a low simmer for 30 minutes and stirring occasionally to allow the apples to fully soften into perfectly chunky applesauce.

 
How to peel apples for homemade apple sauce recipe
Sliced apples to make healthy applesauce
cinnamon applesauce recipe ready to make on the stovetop
 
After 30 minutes turn off the heat and use a fork to further mash the apples into chunky homemade applesauce. If you prefer a smooth homemade apple sauce you can use an immersion blender to make the applesauce ultra-smooth but I prefer a little texture and chunk to this cinnamon apple sauce which I use as a topping to this apple pie chia pudding.

 

This easy apple sauce for digestion can also be used as a gut-healing recipe to help heal a leaky gut or inflamed gut lining by adding in a scoop of optimal Gi or slippery elm powder to help soothe an inflamed gut lining.
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Optimal GI Powder contains aloe vera, slippery elm bark, and marshmallow root to support healthy mucous membranes that are soothing to tissues in the Gi tract and blends beautifully into this homemade applesauce for gut health to support tissue strength, normal bowel movements in a delicious gut healing applesauce.

Homemade Gut Healing Cinnamon Applesauce Recipe with Optimal GI Powder from Seeking Health

 

Benefits of this applesauce for gut health

 
This homemade apple sauce for digestion is super soothing and easy for the body to digest as cooked foods can be easier for the body to digest when gut health problems and leaky gut are present.

 

Apples are also a good source of fiber to help bind toxins and promote healthy bowel movements. The fiber found in apples acts as a prebiotic to nourish and feed beneficial bacteria in the colon.

Apples are also a good source of manganese and potassium which is an important electrolyte required for optimal hydration.

The old saying an apple a day keeps the doctor away has some truth in it so get in the kitchen and make this homemade applesauce recipe! For a sugar free apple sauce you can also try making this unsweetened apple sauce.

homemade applesauce in jars

The Best Homemade Applesauce for Gut Health and Leaky Gut

This homemade applesauce for gut health is super easy and only requires 4 ingredients: apples, honey, lemon, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Add in a scoop of optimal GI powder to make the best applesauce for digestion and healing leaky gut.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Equipment

  • pot

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large green apples
  • 2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup water

Instructions
 

  • Peel and core apples then cut into slices.
  • Combine all the ingredients into a pot with water.
  • Bring the water to a boil before turning heat to low. Simmer the applesauce for 30 minutes.
  • Use a for to mash apples into a chunky homemade applesauce.

Notes

Enjoy this homemade applesauce recipe on its own or make these delicious apple pie chia puddings with it!
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  1. Esther

    October 10, 2022 at 2:53 pm

    HI! Thank you for the recipe. Is adding lemon juice ok to prevent it from going brown or will lemon juice get in the way of beneficial bacteria.

    Reply
    • Amber

      December 17, 2022 at 6:15 am

      You can definitely add lemon juice, and it won’t get in the way of beneficial bacteria.

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