Applesauce
Applesauce, a simple and sweet recipe. It's healthy and delicious, and you can use it in plenty of different dishes. To make it you only need 5 ingredients!
Servings: 2 cups (480 ml)
Calories: 375kcal
Ingredients
- 4 apples peeled and finely chopped
- 6 tablespoon sugar I used coconut sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Lemon juice 1 lemon, optional
Instructions
- Place the apples, sugar, water, cinnamon stick, and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook over high heat until the mixture starts to boil, then cook the applesauce over medium heat for 40 minutes or until you get a perfect consistency.
- Remove the cinnamon stick.
- You can blend the applesauce or use a masher or a fork, but this step is optional.
- Serve it with some bread and eat it as a healthy snack, or use it as an egg substitute in baking. A regular egg would be ¼ cup of applesauce (1 tbsp). It works great with recipes like vegan brownies or vegan pancakes.
- Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 5-7 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. To thaw, transfer it to the fridge 1 or 2 days before eating it.
Notes
- You can use any kind of apples to make this recipe.
- I used coconut sugar, but feel free to use any type of sweeteners like stevia or date syrup. You can omit it if you want to.
- I suggest you add a little bit of sugar first, then try the applesauce and if you feel like it needs to be sweeter, add some more of it.
- Lemon juice will help this recipe keep longer in good condition. You can omit it if you want your applesauce to be super sweet, though.
- This recipe is perfect for using apples that have almost gone bad.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup (240 ml) | Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 100.3g | Protein: 1.3g | Fat: 0.8g | Sodium: 8mg | Fiber: 12.6g | Sugar: 82.5g