Cinnamon Apple Cake is a fabulous fall dessert and super easy to make. This paleo cake recipe calls for 8 ingredients total. All you need to make it is apples, orange juice, almond butter, eggs, honey, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. My boys adore it smothered in my classic Whipped Cream or Dairy-Free Coconut Whipped Cream.
Healing Properties of Cinnamon
This healthy flourless cake recipe is not overly sweet and brims with the aroma of warming cinnamon. I love cooking with cinnamon because it’s a healing super-spice. Cinnamon regulates blood sugar and is touted in Ayurveda as fixing numerous ailments, including calming down the vata dosha. My go-to spice, I often add cinnamon to my morning Protein Shake and Dandelion Coffee.
Cinnamon Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 1 apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 2 tablespoons orange juice, fresh squeezed
- 1 cup creamy roasted almond butter
- ¼ cup honey or agave nectar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
Instructions
- In a food processor pulse apple, orange juice, and almond butter until well blended
- Pulse in honey, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon (yes 2 tablespoons), and salt
- Pour batter into a greased 8 x 8 inch baking dish
- Bake at 350°F for 32 to 36 minutes
- Cool and serve with Whipped Cream Frosting
Low-Carb Cinnamon Apple Cake
This Paleo Cinnamon Apple Cake recipe was inspired by Andre Anna. Just a few of the changes I made include using apples instead of bananas, adding a ton of cinnamon, and reducing the amount of sweetener in order to make this a low-carb flourless cake. If you are cutting back on your intake of sweeteners you’ll want to check out my Low-Carb Diet page. If you have totally eliminated all sweeteners that can spike your blood glucose you’ll want to take a look at my Ketogenic Diet page.
Healthy Apple Recipes
Love my paleo Cinnamon Apple Cake recipe? Here are some more low-carb apple dessert recipes for you!
This post is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first published this recipe in 2010.
Jerri-Lynn DeGayner says
Could maple syrup be used rather than honey or agave?
Elana says
Jerri-Lynn, feel free to experiment!
Rita says
I have 2 cups of haroset left from Passover seder. Ground apple walnuts cinnamon and a bit of wine. Can I use it to make this cake?
Elana says
Rita, I don’t think that would work.
Joy says
What is the consistency of the cake? I love your recipes and have made (and recommended so many). I got tired of almond flour and am not sensitive and use Lindley Mills Super Sprouted Wheat. This recipe looks interesting though and I have an upcoming brunch and might add this to the menu. Tx.
Elana says
Joy, very moist with good crumb :-)