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Celebrate Farm to Table – Real Fresh Applesauce

Celebrate Farm to Table – Real Fresh Applesauce

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Apples, apples, apples! Kids love them. Mom’s love their versatility. Beautiful in markets everywhere, apple harvests are in season almost all year long. So get together your apple blend, put some aprons on the kids and make this delicious farm fresh applesauce. Serve it as a side at a banquet, in a crock-pot for tonight’s dinner, or as an afternoon-after-nap snack for your little loved ones.

“Real Fresh Applesauce is non-dairy and low-glycemic. A real treat served warm on a winter’s day or cool on a summer’s day. Makes about 7 cups.“
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Real Fresh Applesauce

"Real Fresh Applesauce is non-dairy and low-glycemic. A real treat served warm on a winter's day or cool on a summer's day. Makes about 7 cups."

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword apples, applesauce, farm-to-table
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 7 people
Author Michelle Bradford

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs McIntosh, Northern Spy, or Winesap Firm Apples
  • 1 lb Braeburn or Honey crisp Soft Apples
  • 1/2 C Water (add more when and only if needed)
  • 2-4 T Agave Low glycemic sweetener
  • 1/2 t Cinnamon
  • 1/4 t Nutmeg
  • 3/4 C Chopped Walnuts Optional
  • 1/2 C Golden Raisins Optional

Instructions

  1. Put peeled, cored and quartered apples in water in a pot.

  2. Heat over medium heat until boiling.

  3. Add optional golden raisins at this point.

  4. Reduce to a simmer.

  5. Stir occasionally for about 5-10 minutes adding water only if needed.

  6. Apples should be tender.

  7. Do not allow applesauce to burn.

  8. Add Agave and spices.

  9. Stir thoroughly.

  10. Remove from heat.

  11. Serve plain, under a dollop of Cinnamon Apple Almond Yogurt or with Whole Grain Banana Apple Muffins I Love!

Whole Grain Banana Apple Muffins I Love!