Stewed Apples for Gut Health

Healing Gut Recipe - Stewed Apples

When your gut is inflamed, leaky, full of gas or in any way less than great, this recipe is for you. The pectin in the apples feeds the healthy bacteria in your gut, and your gut cells can also access the pectin as fuel to use to regenerate. Pectin also binds with heavy metals to eliminate them from your body. Cooking apples makes them more gentle on the digestive system if the gut is inflamed, but grated apple is also good.  

For best results, eat one serve daily. 

Recipe

4-6 servings, can be stored in fridge or freezer

Ingredients for primary stage

6 Rome or Granny Smith cooking apples (or any apples you enjoy and can access)

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup raisins/sultanas (for added sweetness and fibre)

2 tsp. cinnamon

feel free to add wild blueberries as well

Directions

Peel and core the apples and chop them into small evenly sized pieces.
Put all the ingredients in a covered, heavy-bottomed pan and cook for about 15 minutes, stirring regularly. Cook until soft with rough shapes, no longer identifiable as apple slices. The colour should be a russet brown with the cinnamon effect.
These may be eaten warm, or cold. I suggest making up as many ramekins (sized to hold 1 – 1.5 apple equivalent in each and covered and put in the fridge for easy access.

Ingredients for secondary stage

any of these: 

a probiotic capsule - add after the apples have cooled

½ cup of organic natural yogurt (I recommend plain Vaalia for the gut healing probiotics it contains) or non-dairy equivalent, per serve

if desired, a teaspoon of local raw honey

Recipe adapted from http://www.nleducation.co.uk