Stewed apples are so easy to make! With skin on, they’re a good source of insoluble fibre, which is great for lowering cholesterol, as well as keeping your bowels healthy.
Delicious stewed apples can be used in apple crumble, muffins, on pancakes or just enjoyed plain.
They’re delicious served on natural yoghurt. We use sheep’s milk yogurt, which is less reactive if you’re intolerant to casein, the protein in cow’s dairy.
If you’re intolerant to lactose, you should be fine with any natural or Greek yoghurt, as the bacteria used to make yoghurt eats the lactose, which is a sugar. So don’t waste your money on lactose-free yoghurt!
Avoid the fruit yoghurts and low-fat versions – they are highly sweetened and packed with sugar. Use a little raw honey or natural maple syrup to sweeten instead, as these sweeteners are packed with nutrients (unlike white sugar!).
Stewed apples (makes ~5 cups)
Gluten free, Dairy free, Citric acid free, low in amines and glutamates
Can be low in salicylates, if you use red delicious or golden delicious apples
Ingredients and method
keep the skin on for fibre
4 medium red apples with skin on.
Chop up in 1cm dice and place in saucepan with 1/2 cup water.
Simmer for about 10-15 minutes with the lid on, or until tender when pierced with a knife.
Serve over breakfast or dessert or for an afternoon snack. Delicious with some natural yoghurt and toasted mixed seeds. Or as a topping for my banana, buckwheat and carrot pancakes!
Or whiz up with the stick blender to make apple quinoa crumble.
Plenty of fibre and water to help get things moving!
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