Used Braeburn, Fuji and Granny Smiths...Fabulous, and no additional sweetener needed!
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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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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.
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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!
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this was very good, despite the pink color. i used 1 1/2 c of cranberry juice, which was probably too much, as we prefer ours with less liquid and more chunks. i cooked mine on hi for 3 hrs, then added 2 tbsp of honey, as this was quite tart.
i'm going to try to use some in my applesauce dessert cakes.
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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
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