Homemade Applesauce

| Midwestern cuisine | Vegetarian Cuisine | Dessert

Category: Fruit  ·  Prep: 60 min

Ingredients

• 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

Instructions

1. Put chopped apples in a large non-stick saucepan. Stir in water, sugar, sugar substitute, and lemon juice.
2. Bring mixture to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium-low.
3. Cook until apples are tender (about 10 minutes).
4. Use a potato masher to break cooked apples up into a nice purée.
5. Stir in ground cinnamon or apple pie spice.
6. Serve warm or cold.

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