Apple Crisp, its super easy

 

You can serve this over or with meats like pork, or frozen yogurt, or regular yogurt. You can also bake this if you just put the apples and applesauce in a baking pan with the granola on top. If you want to make a pie add something like a cornstarch substitute: for 1 tablespoon, use 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon potato flour or rice flour; 4 teaspoons quick-cooking tapioca; or 2 teaspoons arrowroot. Stay as far away from all of those corn products in everyday life. Having corn products every once in a while is ok, but its seriously way too much in our everyday diet. Consuming corn products that much can lead to a variety of health problems, both gastrointestinal as well as hormonal. In my mind, you are guilty until proven innocent. In the past corn was processed differently to release essential nutrients to make it an appropriate staple in the diet. Today that process does not happen, yet it is still a staple in America’s diet. Whether we get it from soda’s and other drinks [corn syrup], or in our cereal, or in our bread and other processed foods, it’s hard to avoid.  Who in the hell thought it was a good idea to create corn oil and corn syrup. It’s just not normal or natural, it did not exist a long time ago and when you eat corn does it taste oily? NO that’s because it’s not really a good food for oil. Walnuts are, olives are, peanuts, and coconuts are, not corn!

Anyway, please enjoy this, it takes only a few minutes and it’s a great dessert that is a total crowd pleaser.

1/4 cup, unfiltered apple cider, I like braggs.

4 large sweet and sour apples – there are some amazing MI heirlooms out there, just get a variety. Leave skins on (color = good, general rule of nutrition), cut in 4’s and then slice thin, 1 centimeter or so.

2-3 cups unsweetened applesauce, probably 2, maybe some of 3.

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and some turmeric if you want to add color and benefits, and some all spice too.

1 cup granola on top. I like Nature's Path flax or hemp plus, but those are usually high in sugar. Don’t like granola? Sprinkle and pan saute nuts, walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, mixed in same spices as above but also add honey to the mix. Raw honey is best for you, has some essential trace nutrients we all need. Plus it’s a healing food.

DIRECTIONS

In a large skillet or saucepan, add cider and apples over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until apples are almost tender, about 2-3 minutes.

Next stir in spices and applesauce and heat up for about a few minutes, stirring occasionally, letting the apple sauce thicken. Remove from heat and serve warm with granola or nuts or both on top.