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Homemade Applesauce
This is a nice applesauce to enjoy any time, but especially with latkes during Hanukkah. You don't need to get your blender dirty; you just need a potato masher and a little elbow grease. The use of a sugar substitute makes the applesauce sweeter with less sugar added.
Ingredients
- apples, peeled, cored, and chopped3 lb
- water1/2 cup
- granulated sugar, white6 tbsp
- sugar substitute6 tbsp
- lemon juice, juice from 1 lemon1
- ground cinnamon or apple pie spice, or apple pie spice1/2 tsp
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 6 steps
Put chopped apples in a large non-stick saucepan. Stir in water, sugar, sugar substitute, and lemon juice.
Bring mixture to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium-low.
Cook until apples are tender (about 10 minutes).
Use a potato masher to break cooked apples up into a nice purée.
Stir in ground cinnamon or apple pie spice.
Serve warm or cold.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)
