Homemade Applesauce Recipe

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

cinnamon

🥗Healthier: nutmeg

💰Cheaper: pumpkin pie spice

Nutmeg provides a warm flavor similar to cinnamon.

Cut the ends off the lemon and remove the pit.

Squeeze two tablespoons of lemon juice into a bowl.

Peel the skin off the Granny Smith apples.

Cut a square around the core of the apples and discard the cores.

Dice the apples into large pieces.

Add the diced apples to a medium to large saucepan.

Add 1/2 cup of water, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, and 1 strip of lemon zest to the saucepan.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of ground allspice, and 1/2 cup of unrefined castor sugar to the saucepan.

Mix all ingredients together in the saucepan.

Put the saucepan on medium heat and bring to a simmer.

Cover with a lid and cook until the apples are completely broken down, about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes.

After 15 minutes, gently break down the apples further if desired.

Remove the lemon zest before serving.

Transfer the applesauce to a clean sterilized jar and allow to cool before refrigerating.

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