Pretty in Pink Applesauce

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"This homemade applesauce has a delicious, clear apple taste accented with a little nutmeg, a nip of lemon, and bit of cranberry juice . Use some of the apple peelings to make the applesauce nice and thick (and remember to dig them out before serving)."

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Ingredients

  • 9 McIntosh apples
  • 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 lemons, juice of
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

Peel the apples, reserving the peels of 6 of them. Quarter and core the apples.

Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil then reduce heat. Simmer mixture until apples are soft and you can mash them down into applesauce, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from heat and cool.

Remove peels from the applesauce and discard them. Mash applesauce a bit more if you wish (I like mine a bit chunky), then refrigerate until ready to serve.

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REVIEWS:

This is a wonderful applesauce. The only change I made was to used cinnamon instead of nutmeg.

I just thought this was great applesauce. I did add more sugar - about 3 heaping tablespoons - because the cranberry can be somewhat tart. With the added sugar, I thought it was perfect. My kids like to sprinkle cinnamon over the top. I like my applesauce smooth, so I mashed it very well. I recommend keeping the peelings , used in the cooking of the applesauce, long and as intact as possible. These would be easier to fish out of the finished product. I will definitely be making this again. My kids loved it. Thanks!

Divine and so nice and apple-ly. The cranberry (I used a combination of raspberry/cranberry) juice used here really brings the apple combination to the top. I did add extra sugar (to a full 1/4 cup) and reduced the nutmeg because I didn't want the nutmeg to overpower the sauce itself. I left the apples somewhat chunky, and put a couple of the red/skins from the apples in to give it a real rich pink color. Next time I might add a bit of cinnamon and a couple drops of vanilla. Wonderful recipe!







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