Spiced Cider Apple Sauce
Pretty sure I could eat this with (or for) every meal. My go-to fall snack!
Servings cups of applesauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 pounds apples Braeburns, Fujis, Golden Delicious, and Honeycrisps are good options, peeled and thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup water
- Juice of 1 small lemon
- 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground or freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon butter
- pinch of kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- brown sugar or maple syrup to taste optional, see recipes notes
Instructions
- Place peeled, sliced apples in a large crockpot.
- Add lemon juice, water, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg.
- Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until the apples easily fall apart into an applesauce-like consistently.
- Add butter, vanilla, and salt and blend with an immersion blender until desired consistency is reached.
- Add brown sugar or maple syrup to taste (I probably wouldn't add more than ½ cup, but that's me; a lot of it depends on what type of apples you used. Also, keep in mind that it will taste sweeter when it's cold, so less is more here.)
- Serve warm or refrigerate until ready to use (you can refrigerate this up to a week or freeze it for several months).
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal, Carbohydrates: 56g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g, Trans Fat: 0.03g, Cholesterol: 2mg, Sodium: 11mg, Potassium: 427mg, Fiber: 11g, Sugar: 39g, Vitamin A: 237IU, Vitamin C: 18mg, Calcium: 66mg, Iron: 1mg
Calories: 216kcal
Cost: $5
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