Delicious and sweet apple purée, made with apples grown locally.

Delicious and sweet apple purée.

Main dishes

Enjoy these homemade apple purées, enhanced with cinnamon, cloves, and lemon.

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These apple purées from the ground are a Belgian tradition, enjoyed on any occasion.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$1.20 $0.30 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.37
  • $0.07
  • $0.04
  • $0.26
  • $0.31
  • $0.15

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the whole, peeled apples in a dish or on a plate.
  2. Pour each two tablespoons of water into the bottom. ≈ 3 min
  3. Place a spoonful of butter on each potato, then sprinkle with sugar. ≈ 2 min
  4. Cook over low heat.
  5. A little bit of meat fat is sufficient. ≈ 3 min
  6. Adding cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and lemon will enhance the flavor. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Delicious and sweet apple purée.

  • butter$0.37
  • brown sugar$0.07
  • cinnamon$0.04
  • Crushed allspice cloves$0.26
  • nutmeg seed$0.31
  • lemon$0.15

Total$1.20

that's $0.30 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • small potatoes
  • butter
  • brown sugar
  • water
  • cinnamon
  • Crushed allspice cloves
  • nutmeg seed
  • lemon

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