Mimi's Applesauce
Recipe Description
From the sneaky kitchen: a Karen Danielson recipeServing Ideas: Serve warm or chilled, however you prefer. It's delicious served warm, right off the stove, spooned on top of a bowl of vanilla ice cream or on frozen yogurt!!
* For variations, hints and more serving ideas, see http://sneakykitchen.com/Recipes/mimis_applesauce.htm
Ingredients
- 6 large apples, peeled and cored
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 cup granulated sugar|sugar, white granulated
- 1 can whole cranberry sauce (optional)
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- Slice apples into heavy sauce pan or Dutch oven.
- Add the 3 tablespoons of water and cook, covered, over medium-high heat until apples are soft and mushy.
- Stir frequently to make sure apples don't stick to bottom of pan and scorch.
- Add more water if apples seem dry and do not seem to be releasing a lot of juice while cooking.
- When apples are done, remove from heat and mash with a potato masher for chunky sauce, or mix with hand-held immersion blender if a smoother sauce is desired.
- Add granulated sugar|sugar and spices and return to heat.
- Cook, uncovered, on simmer, until granulated sugar|sugar is dissolved. ==
- Slice apples into micro-safe cooking dish (not plastic, please).
- Add 3 tablespoons of water and microwave on high, stirring occasionally, until apples are soft and mushy.
- Add more water if apples seem dry and are not releasing a lot of juice while cooking.
- When apples are done, remove from microwave and mash with potato masher for chunky sauce, or mix with hand-held immersion blender if a smoother sauce is desired.
- Add granulated sugar|sugar and spices and return to microwave.
- Cook covered, on high, for 1 or 2 more minutes or until Granulated sugar|Sugar is dissolved.
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