I love making my own fermented foods – they are so easy and an easy way to ensure your gut keeps healthy. The Autumn is the perfect time to make up a batch of apple butter which is delicious served as a pudding with yogurt or used as a spread on breads. You can use eating or cooking apples but if you use cooking apples you may need to add some sweetener such as stevia, erythritol or xylitol. Apples are great for digestive health – rich in polyphenols shown to boost healthy bacteria plus soluble fibre thanks to the pectin the fruit contains. By adding a sachet of starter culture you can transform a healthy dish into a real superfood.
Difficulty –Â Easy
Time –Â 10 minutes preparation time, 50 minutes cooking time
Serves – 12
Adding a culture starter is a fabulous way to boost the beneficial bacteria in dishes. Apples also provide plenty of soluble fibre including pectin to support digestive health
Instead of apples you could use other fruits – pears are particularly good and also rich in pectin. Plums and damsons would also work well.
