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Serving Size 1 cups 212g Recipe makes 6 cups) The following items or measurements are not included below: 1 lemons, zest of organic no-sugar-added cranberry juice 1/2 vanilla beans |
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| Calories 108 | ||
| Calories from Fat 3 | (2%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 0.4g | 0% | |
| Saturated Fat 0.1g | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 2mg | 0% | |
| Potassium 227mg | 6% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 29.0g | 9% | |
| Dietary Fiber 5.0g | 19% | |
| Sugars 21.6g | ||
| Protein 0.6g | 1% | |
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Ingredients
- 3 granny smith apples or other tart apples, cored and chopped into chunks
- 3 fuji apples, cored and chopped into chunks
- 3 macintosh apples, cored and chopped into chunks
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 1-2 cup organic no-sugar-added cranberry juice
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- 1 star anise (optional)
Directions
1
Put all ingredients in crock pot, using 1 c cranberry juice if you prefer a thicker sauce, 1 1/2 c if you like a thinner sauce.2
Stir to coat.3
Cook on low for 7 hours or high for 3 hours.4
Check consistency of applesauce, adding more cranberry juice if too thick.5
Mash apple chunks with potato masher to desired texture, leaving it as chunky as you like.6
Taste for preferred tartness or sweetness, adding any sugar, honey or sugar substitute for your tastes.7
Cook on low for 1 to 2 more hours.8
Remove vanilla bean and star anise.9
Vanilla bean can be rinsed and kept for a few more similar uses.10
Serve warm or cold.11
Can be easily frozen and can be used when substituting for oil in reducing fat in some recipes.
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: ThinOne
On May 15, 2006
This recipe inspired me to make my own applesauce instead of purchasing it. I replaced the McIntosh apples with Jonagolds, used cinnamon instead of star anise and concentrated black cherry juice instead of cranberry juice. The apples were quite juicy enough without the extra liquid, so I just added enough concentrate to sweeten a little. My mother used to make her own sauce and freeze it. I miss her and her sauce. This is easy and I'll be freezing my own from now on. Thank you for the reminder of my mother and the inspiration. My 14 month old grandson got a taste of it and signed for more. My mother's legacy will live on in her great grandson thanks to you.
From: Lauralie41
On May 5, 2006
We love this applesauce and the apples were perfect together. I did forget to get lemons so I added about 1/2 teaspoon of lemon flavoring, peeled the apples, added the star anise, and used 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice. This applesauce is so much better than what can be bought in the store!
From: Pvt Amys Mom
On Jan 17, 2005
This is very good applesauce. It has a different taste than the unsweetened applesauce you buy in the store, I'm not sure if it was from the cranberry juice or the lemon. Definately start out with 1 cup of cranberry juice! The apples make it juicy and I did not need to add more. I peeled my apples, my picky kids prob would not have eaten it if I left them on. The only thing I did different was to add a little bit of cinnamon when it was done. All in all, it is very good and I will make it again. Thanks bikerchick for sharing the recipe! Renee
From: sugarpea
On Jan 15, 2008
It never occurred to me to use a variety of apples in my applesauce but it worked terrifically. The pink of the cranberry juice was a bit off-putting but it is pretty. I understand lemon juice also turns applesauce pink. Most difficult part is peeling and coring the apples but I just got a mechanical one for Christmas so I'm looking forward to next year's apple crop. I'll zoom through this and I'll also try sugar free white grape juice for sweetening and skip the lemon juice.
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