All year round we enjoy apples in our family. Anything from green apples to the Fuji variety can be found in our fruit bowl and they’ve become one of our favorite go-to’s for healthy snacks. I also enjoy juicing the green apples since they have less sugar!
Since apples are front and center in our home, I decided to create a dessert that could satisfy my apple-loving family. The best parts about this recipe are that it is made only from whole food, it contains no refined sugar, no nuts, no dairy and is completely grain-free using a base of coconut flour.
Let’s Talk About the Whole Food Ingredients in This Paleo Apple Cake
- Organic Unsweetened Applesauce is the first ingredient you’ll need for this cake. You can make this version and leave the sweetener out. If you don’t want to make applesauce, then this is a tasty, inexpensive brand that’s unsweetened. Please only use organic apples as apples always appear on EWG’s dirty dozen list because they are coated with cancer-causing herbicides and pesticides.
- Raw Local Honey, We usually have a couple of gallons of this stocked in our pantry from our local apiary. You can find an apiary near you here. If you don’t have a local apiary, you can get this raw honey for the recipe.
- Organic Spices can be found here for an excellent price. Be sure to use organic spices so they don’t contain led and other dangerous contaminants.
- Coconut flour is such a staple in our home that I have to buy in large quantities. I have found the least expensive place to buy it where I can get the most is here.
- Cassava Flour also makes an appearance in this recipe and, though I use it sparingly, I like to have a good size bag of it on hand for various recipes. This is one of the best places to buy it.
- Coconut oil is also a staple in our home and we usually have a couple of gallons on hand to use. I don’t like the coconut oil that has an overpowering coconut oil taste and so I always buy this one which is glyphosate free too!
- doTERRA Essential Oils (which are the only brand ok to ingest) are an optional ingredient in this recipe but when you add the Cinnamon Bark, Clove and Ginger oil, the flavor just explodes in your mouth! You’ll definitely want to try it. If you want to get your own oils at wholesale, click here and not only will you get great oils, but I will become your mentor and I am a Certified Essential Oil Coach.
Paleo Apple Cake {Nut Free ~ Dairy Free} Recipe
- Organic Coconut Oil for greasing your pan.
- ½ C Organic Applesauce, Unsweetened
- ½ C. Raw Local Honey
- 4 Organic Eggs
- 1 Drop each doTERRA Cinnamon Bark, Clove and Ginger Essential Oil (optional)
- ¼ tsp. Baking Soda
- ¼ tsp. Himalayan Salt
- ½ tsp. Organic Nutmeg
- ½ tsp. Organic Cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. Organic Cloves
- ½ tsp. Organic Ginger
- ¼ C + 2 Tlbs. Organic Coconut Flour
- 2 Tlbs Organic Cassava Flour
- 3 Small Organic Apples or 2 Large Organic Apples, peeled, cored and chopped
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease an 8 x 12 ceramic dish with organic coconut oil.
- In a medium ceramic or stainless mixing bowl, whisk all the wet ingredients together.
- In a small ceramic or stainless mixing bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients together.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
- Fold in the chopped apples.
- Place in the dish and spread with a spatula until the top is even.
- Place in the oven for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve warm with dairy-free coconut ice cream.
Wholesome Fall Treats for the Win!
Even when you follow a whole food diet that’s grain-free, refined sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free, you can still indulge in a treat every once in a while. The key to remember is to make the treat nutritious and satisfying at the same time. My Paleo Apple Cake knocks it out of the park and will probably become a fall staple for you!
If you try it, let me know what you think. I always love to hear from my readers! You can even rate the recipe below.
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