How to Make Quick Apple Chutney

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Apple Chutney is a wonderful, spiced apple topping that is perfect for serving with or on meats.

How to Make Quick Apple Chutney - Apple Chutney is a wonderful, spiced apple topping that is perfect for serving with or on meats.

Chutney has its origins in Indian cuisine and is typically made up of a fruit with sugar, spices, and vinegar or another acid.

There are many ways to make apple chutney, from the complex to quick and simple versions like this one. The chutney is often made as a preserve like jellies or jams, and those preserved versions are usually filled with added sugar.

This apple chutney has no added sweeteners and the simple spices allow the flavor of the fresh apples to shine through.

To Make this Apple Chutney you will need:

  • apples
  • ghee
  • salt
  • pepper
  • cayenne
  • ceylon cinnamon
  • fresh thyme
  • apple cider vinegar
  • skillet
How to Make Quick Apple Chutney - Apple Chutney is a wonderful, spiced apple topping that is perfect for serving with or on meats.

You’ll start this recipe by peeling and dicing some of your favorite apples. I especially like using Granny Smith apples for the tart flavor.

You can use a variety of your favorites or whatever you have on hand.

apples on cutting board

Melt the ghee in a skillet over low heat. Add in your diced apples, along with the salt, pepper, cayenne, thyme, and ceylon cinnamon.

putting diced apples in skillet

Gently toss the apples to coat them with all of the seasonings. Cook the apples for about 20 minutes, or until they are just soft and caramelized.

If you want a very soft apply chutney, simply cook the apples longer.

Stir in the apple cider vinegar.

Serve the chutney immediately or store it in the refrigerator for serving later.

How to Make Quick Apple Chutney - Apple Chutney is a wonderful, spiced apple topping that is perfect for serving with or on meats.

Apple chutney goes very well with any “white” meat, like pork chops or roast chicken. As you can see in the photo below, I have paired it this time with a Spiced Pork Tenderloin.

Serve the chutney on the side or spooned over the meat dish.

How to Make Quick Apple Chutney - Apple Chutney is a wonderful, spiced apple topping that is perfect for serving with or on meats.

A great variation you could do with this recipe is to add diced sautéed onion.

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Quick Apple Chutney

Constance Smith – Cosmopolitan Cornbread
How to Make Quick Apple Chutney – Apple Chutney is a wonderful, spiced apple topping that is perfect for serving with or on meats.
4.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Side Dishes
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 84 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tb ghee or coconut oil
  • 4 Granny Smith apples, or a mix of your favorite varieties peeled, cored and diced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • pinch Ceylon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar, I use Bragg’s

Instructions
 

  • To begin, melt the ghee in a skillet over low heat.
  • Add in your diced apples, along with the salt, pepper, cayenne, thyme, and ceylon cinnamon.
  • Gently toss the apples to coat them with all of the seasonings.
  • Cook the apples for about 20 minutes, or until they are just soft and caramelized.
  • Stir in the apple cider vinegar.
  • Serve the apple chutney immediately or store it in the refrigerator for serving later.

Notes

If you do not have fresh thyme, you can substitute 1/2 tsp of dry thyme leaves.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cCalories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 98mgPotassium: 134mgFiber: 3gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 82IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg

If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.

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