Healthy Stewed Apples
To celebrate early fall, I’ve created this recipe for healthy stewed apples. It only takes 15 minutes, and goes perfectly with oatmeal, plant-based yogurt, or chia pudding.
Move over, apple pie! These healthy stewed apples are a great way to utilize the fall harvest, alonside my apple walnut salad and homemade apple cider vinegar.
In fact, you have the chance to never let apples or any other food go to waste. My second cookbook, PlantYou Scrappy Cooking is chock-full of recipes that get creative with scraps, leftovers, and bulk produce.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- This recipe is multi-functional. These healthy stewed apples are a great add-on for oatmeal, vegan yogurt, pancakes, or chia pudding. You can also use it as a filling for apple pie or pastries.
- It’s SO EASY, it is impossible to mess up! Even if you’re very new to cooking, I promise that you can make this.
- You can easily modify the spices and sweetness to your preference, making the recipe even more adaptable.
- What an excellent meal prep item! It barely takes any time, and you can add it to your breakfast or dessert throughout the week.
Key Ingredients
- Apples are budget-friendly and abundant in the fall. You can use virtually any type, all depending on preference and what you plan to pair healthy stewed apples with.
- Coconut sugar and maple syrup add some sweetness to the dish.
- Cornstarch binds with the liquid components, resulting in ooey-gooey goodness.
- Cinnamon and vanilla add a little bit extra dimension to the flavors of these healthy stewed apples.
Hack It!
- I prefer coconut sugar because it’s not considered refined. However, feel free to sweeten your apples with whatever sugar you have on hand.
- Tapioca or arrowroot powder can substitute cornstarch.
- For a sharper flavor, use lemon juice instead of apple cider vinegar.
- You can add more warm spices such as nutmeg, clove, cardamom, or even a tiny bit of black pepper.
How to Make Healthy Stewed Apples
Step 1: Chop up your apples. Add them to a saucepan, along with maple syrup, coconut sugar, cornstarch, apple cider vinegar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon.
Step 2: Stir everything together and cook covered over medium heat for about 15 minutes. From time to time, check in and stir.
Step 3: Once the apples are soft, aromatic, and slightly gooey, it means they are done.
Step 4: Serve warm over oatmeal with extra toppings as desired. You can also serve cold or use as a filling for apple dessert.
Frequently Asked Questions
Depending on your preference, you can use virtually any apples. Some people like more tart varieties like Granny Smith, others prefer sweet red apples. To accommodate different apple sizes, this recipe uses volume to measure them.
Anything that you don’t serve warm will last 4-5 days in the fridge, easy! Let it fully cool down before refrigerating the mixture, and reheat as desired.
More Healthy Plant-Based Breakfast
- Homemade Chewy Granola Bars
- Waffle Maker Hash Browns
- Easy Homemade Healthy Granola
- Tiramisu Overnight Oats
- Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
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The Recipe: Healthy Stewed Apples
Ingredients
- 2 cups apples, cored and diced
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar, or brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tbsp cornstarch
Equipment
- Apple corer optional
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a saucepan over medium heat. Cook covered. Stir occasionally, until the apples are tender, approximately 15 minutes.
- Serve warm with oatmeal, yogurt and flax as desired, or as the base for a delicious apple pie.
Notes
- I prefer coconut sugar because it’s not considered refined. However, feel free to sweeten your apples with whatever sugar you have on hand.
- Tapioca or arrowroot powder can substitute cornstarch.
- For a sharper flavor, use lemon juice instead of apple cider vinegar.
- You can add more warm spices such as nutmeg, clove, cardamom, or even a tiny bit of black pepper.
