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.
Kevelynne Ely says
My family loves this cake! My husband gobbles it up with plain yogurt, If we run out of coconut whipped cream. Kids love it in their lunch boxes as a treat. This is going to be in heavy rotation in our house. Also so easy to make. Thank you Elana!
Elana says
Kevelynne, I’m so happy to hear that your husband and kids are loving this cake!
Shirley says
It’s in the oven right now, and smells wonderful! It seems strange not to use any flour, but I haven’t had a failure on any of your recipes that I’ve tried, so I’m really looking forward to eating this tonight. Thanks for all your work creating and testing these recipes ?
Elana says
Shirley, you’re very welcome! I’m so happy you are enjoying my recipes :-)
Alanna says
Does the almond butter need to be unsalted?
Elana says
Alanna, if you click the link in the ingredients portion of the recipe you will find that info :-)
Susan says
Yes it’s unsalted. I have no idea why you’d be forced to click on a link to get that very obvious info. Elana, I love your recipes but that’s a bit much.
Elana says
Susan, thanks so much for your feedback, I really appreciate it! I love letting my readers know that the information they need is at their fingertips, and that there’s no need to wait for my reply. Also, there are over half a million readers here each month and only one of me, so using the information I provide saves my time, and lets me make more delicious recipes for you :-)
joanna says
Elana, congrats to you on another successful cake. I made it last night and it was “delish”!! However, I did add the applesauce and baking soda, which made it “cake-like”. Also, added raw honey. Couldn’t believe this is made without any flour. I loved it, not being too sweet. Thanks again for your magic.
Elana says
Thanks Joanna! I’m so happy to hear this was delish!
Dorothy Scherr says
I want to make this for some dear neighbors who are fasting for YK. I would like to know how much apple sauce and baking soda your commenter Joanna used. Do you know or maybe she might respond? I am dying to try this. Just bought a LOT of apples at CostCo!
Thank you sweet Elana for all you are doing for us.
Elana says
Dorothy, thanks for your comment! I’m not sure how much apple sauce and baking soda Joanna used, so sorry I can’t be of more help :-)
Lori says
I would like to know how much applesauce to use as well. I made the cake and it is good. I like the lower carbs. Now I’d like to make it with applesauce because my food processor is lousy and I just want to throw everything in a bowl!
Lori says
Made this again and used 3-4 ounces of applesauce instead of an apple, and added an extra egg. Worked great!
Christine says
Would I be able to use an egg replacer in this recipe? Thank you
Elana says
Christine, I haven’t tried that so not sure. Here’s a link to my Egg-Free Recipes page:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/egg-free/
Enjoy!
Elana
barb says
I am allergic to almonds – can I use something else besides almond butter? I may tolerate cashew butter or peanut butter??
Elana says
Barb, I haven’t tried that so not sure. Here’s a link to my Nut-Free Recipes page for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/nut-free/
Enjoy!
Elana
Josh Trenser says
Another great looking and delicious recipe!!! Thanks for sharing it with us readers Elana!!!
Elana says
You’re welcome Josh!
Henk says
Great recipe! Will try this out soon!
Elana says
Thanks Henk!
LAQFitness says
I was at your book talk in NC the other weekend. Loved it!
Elana says
Thanks for showing up! I hope to be back on the road again soon :-)
lint says
This looks so delicious. I will definitely start following you, this is amazing.
Elana says
Thanks Lint!