Stewed Apple with Cinnamon
Will keep for up to a week in the fridge in a glass jar (if not eaten!)
Ingredients
5 sweet organic apples
1 teaspoon of *cinnamon
Method
Half the apples taking out the core and pips with a small knife.
Cut each half into quarters, keep the skins on for extra fibre (keeping the skins on is a good reason to buy organic).
Place in a saucepan and add about half a cup of water, just enough to cover the apples.
Sprinkle in the cinnamon and stir through.
Simmer on a medium heat for 20 minutes, or until the apples are soft.
Cool a little and blend in a food processor/ Nutri Bullet until smooth (you will not notice the skins if well blended).
Consider using a small amount of stewed apple daily, as a tasty prebiotic e.g. a tablespoon with muesli, porridge, for breakfast or as a snack with nuts, seeds, berries and live yogurt (that has the added benefit of providing more beneficial bacteria for the gut) or as a dessert addition… the options are endless, though I like it straight off the spoon!
*Cinnamon is also known for its health benefits as an anti-inflammatory and in helping to modify the insulin response. Adding cinnamon may be useful (as well as tasty) when consuming those naturally occurring sugars in apples and particularly when they are cooked and, importantly, if you are watching sugar intake.