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.
Total Time
1 hour
Servings
8 ea. ½-cup servings
3 pounds (1300 g / about 8 cups) peeled, cored, and chopped apples
½ cup water
6 tablespoons white granulated sugar
6 tablespoons sugar substitute
Juice from 1 lemon (about 1 tablespoon)
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon or apple pie spice
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).
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.
- •Use whatever variety of apples you prefer.