Sauteed Apples & Pears with Coconut Butter {Paleo, Vegan, Whole30}

Incredibly easy and delicious Sautéed Apples & Pears with Cinnamon and Coconut Butter that’s Paleo, Vegan, and Whole30 compliant.  No added sugar or sweeteners, dairy free, gluten free.

Sauteed Apples & Pears with Coconut Butter

Ingredients

• 1 large apple I used Pink Lady or 2 small*, peeled and sliced into 1/4-1/2 inch segments
• 1 large pear or 2 small (not too ripe), peeled and sliced as above
• 2 tbsp coconut oil or possibly more if you need extra towards the end
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon a full 2 if you love cinnamon!
• 1/4 tsp fine grain sea salt
• 3 tbsp coconut butter melted**

Instructions

1. Heat a medium, well seasoned cast iron or nonstick skillet over med heat and add 1 Tbsp of the coconut oil***
2. Once heated, add the apples and cook/stir one minute, then add the pears and combine
3. Sprinkle the salt evenly over the top and stir, continue to cook until softened, about 3 minutes, adding any extra coconut oil and adjusting heat to lower if you need to.
4. Lower the heat to low and sprinkle the cinnamon over apples and pears, stir. If mixture is very sticky you can add a drop of water to thin it out. Once fruit is coated with cinnamon, soft and lightly browned, remove from heat.
5. Microwave coconut butter in a glass dish in increments of 5 sec until drippy but not too hot** Drizzle over apples and pears to serve. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*These are my favorite for sautéing - you can use any that you would typically use for a pie (firm, crisp, sweet/tart) with such as granny smith, jonagold, honeycrisp, etc)

**To melt coconut butter (you'll need to if it's below 70-75 degrees F), place it in a glass container and microwave in 5 second increments, stir to combine. You can also run the jar under very hot water until melted if preferred. 

***If using cast iron it should be able to function essentially as a non-stick skillet would. If in doubt, go with a nonstick skillet.

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