Stewed Apples Recipe from Martha Stewart

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories than sugar.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option.

cinnamon

🥗Healthier: cardamom

💰Cheaper: pumpkin spice

Pumpkin spice offers a seasonal flavor.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean paste

💰Cheaper: imitation vanilla

Imitation vanilla is more affordable.

Peel the Granny Smith apples and cut them into wedges.

Melt butter in a large pan.

Add the apple wedges to the melted butter and cook for 2 and a half minutes on each side.

Switch to a larger pan if needed to keep the apples in one layer.

Cook the apples for a total of about 5 minutes, flipping them only once if in a larger pan.

Sprinkle salt over the apples to enhance their natural sweetness.

Add sugar-free maple syrup to the pan and stir to combine.

Cook the apples in the syrup for about 5 minutes until they start to change color and absorb the syrup.

Continue cooking the apples until they reach a pretty brown color, longer than the original recipe suggests.

Cooking Techniques

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