Indian Summer Applesauce
Our Indian Summer Applesauce recipe is a reader favorite. Combine apples and purple plums for wonderful flavor and beautiful color!
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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
Ingredients
4 quarts (1/2 peck) apples
3 or 4 purple plums, pitted
2 cups sugar
juice from 1/2 to 1 lemon, to taste
cinnamon, to taste
nutmeg, to taste
Instructions
Wash and quarter apples and plums. (No need to peel or core apples.) Place in a large pot and add 2 cups water. Cover and boil until apples are soft and the peels are falling off. Add sugar. Simmer another couple of minutes, until sugar is dissolved.
Pour by small amounts into a food mill or other sieve, and press out the applesauce, discarding peels, seeds, and cores. Stir lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg into applesauce.
Yield:
2 quarts
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Any way to substitute stevia
Any way to substitute stevia for sugar?
Try organic palm sugar if
Try organic palm sugar if you're not a fan of processed white sugar(or sugar in the raw or honey)I've always found that stevia has a chemical aftertaste... Maybe its just me idk if you try the honey make sure to use the palest you can find as the darker the honey the bolder the flavor(something like buckwheat would really interfere with the flavor profile) try tupelo if you can get your hands on it
UR absolutely right. Lls I
UR absolutely right. Lls I thought it was just ME. And I feel like Equal and Splendor's tastes have changed too
Fantastic......Yumsters !
Fantastic......Yumsters !
This looks good, can't wait
This looks good, can't wait to try it and see more recipes.