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.
Ilan says
Great picture!
When I saw it on google I thought it was from Martha Stewert :)
Elana says
Thanks Ilan!
Arlee says
I made this today and it was amazing! You can’t tell that it has no flour! Thanks Elana!!! All the recipes that I have make from your blog turn out perfect and are super simple =)
Elana says
Arlee, I’m so glad to hear this was amazing!
Alexis says
We made this tonight and I thought I’d let everyone know how it turned out because we made some alterations others were asking about. We used 1/2 cup of unsweetened natural applesauce (Motts) in place of an apple and raw honey i place of agave. We used regular table salt decreased to 1/4 t, and we also added 1/4 t baking soda and a dash of nutmeg. It came out AMAZINGLY!! Very cake-like. I don’t think it needs a topping. Great recipe.
Elana says
Alexis, I’m so happy it came out AMAZINGLY!
Shari says
I substituted zucchini for the apple and baked this last night. I also Torani sugar-free orange syrup for the OJ and substituted stevia green powder (1 1/2 tsp) for the agave syrup and added an extra egg. I REALLY processed it and it was very “liquidy” and frothy (from the eggs) then I folded in the almond butter. I was worried that I had messed up and it was going to be ruined because it was so liquid, but it came out fantastic. With no leavening, but all that frothiness from the eggs, it worked out fine. It has a brownie-like consistency. Thanks, Elana, for the inspiration!
Elana says
You’re welcome Shari! Glad it was fantastic :-)
jas says
oh wow this sounds so yummy and just what I’d love as an afternoon treat unfortunately that’s be a in a few hours and whilst I’m at work, so that won’t happen however, I’m definitely trying this on the weekend sometime!
Elana says
Thanks Jas!
Rachel says
Fantastic! Even my mom ate it, and she hates cinnamon (because she’s a freak)
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Elana says
Thanks Rachel!
Jenny says
I just made this recipe w/ home made organic apple sauce (our tree was very productive last year). I added orange zest from the orange before squeezing it. The batter was a bit runny so I added coconut flour to thicken it up and put it in muffin tins. The family loves them! Thanks again for your great ideas!
Elana says
You’re welcome Jenny!
Krystal says
I came across this recipe earlier today, and I knew as soon as I saw the picture and read the ingredients that I just had to make it!
I’m working on reducing/eliminating flour for my family, and this cake looked delicious at first sight! I only made two changes out of necessity: I used Simply Orange Juice since I didn’t have a fresh orange on hand, and I used 1/4 cup sugar since I didn’t have agave nectar on hand.
This recipe is so simple and so delicious. My 3-year-old can’t stop eating, and I had to force myself to stop! Very good, indeed!!! =)
Elana says
Krystal, so glad you and your family found this cake simple and delicious!
jusap says
Fabulous. I was reading out possible recipes to try out to my boyfriend and he jumped on this one. I was a little disappointed because I thought it looked dry and a little boring – i was in the mood for your german chocolate cake! But I dutifully made it and YUM!!! I am a convert. SOOO easy to make and really satisfying. I didn’t have oranges and so just used plain water, and I sub’ed runny honey for the agave. I was skeptical about the large amount of cinnamon but it was perfect. My house smelled great too. I served a dollop of plain greek style yogurt on top of mine and boyfriend got honey-egg white frosting. He loved it too – and he eats gluten and sugar and everything. You rock.
Elana says
Jusap, glad to hear this was YUM and perfect!
polly says
Thank you, Elana!
My belly is a little nutty and I’m still learning what I can and cannot eat. I am SO thankful to have found your website! I asked for your cookbook for my birthday and my hubby GOT it! :) Love it. I just made these bars and they are in the oven. My friend is coming over, her 2 little girls have celiac, so cannot wait to send some home with her.
I love yoga! I am actually a yoga teacher and lover of life and all things simple, like you. I am 39 and live in Indiana with my hubby and daughter. We made your cashew milk ice cream for my birthday this week, too. It’s so yummy. I made it with honey and forgot the salt(woops!) but it was heavenly. For someone who is dairy free (except for goat cheese :)) it was a treat. Thank you, again. You seem like such a PEACH!
I hope you are doing wonderful today and enjoy this sweet, chilly, pre-Thanksgiving weekend. I am very thankful for YOU! :)
Love,
Polly
Elana says
Polly, I’m so glad we are on this healing journey together and I’m so thankful for you! Glad you are enjoying my book :-)