Baked Honeycrisp Applesauce
Looking for a way to enjoy the taste of HC all year long? Here is a recipe that you can make, enjoy and also freeze!
I think the trick to this one is the baking dish. I use a very heavy enamel/cast iron dutch oven with a super tight fitting lid. But, you could do this in the crock pot, if you wanted. You also could use a baking dish with a lid, or at last resort, a baking dish with tin foil. The tight fitting lid allows all of the yummy apple juice to remain in the sauce and really concentrate.
5lbs of apples-peeled, cored and quartered
2 Tsp cinnamon
Freshly ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
Juice of one lemon+the lemon itself
2 Tsp vanilla, or 1/2 a vanilla pod
1/4 brown sugar
2 Tbs of honey
Combine all ingredients in your baking dish. Bake in a 400degree oven for 45 min. Remove from oven and mash with a potato masher to desired consistency. Fish out the lemon and the vanilla bean (if you used one.)
If you were doing the crock pot method, I would figure it would be 5-6hrs on low or 2-3hrs on high. But, your house is going to smell awesome, so I would go the low route!
If you use a sweeter apple, you could probably skip the sugar. You could use splenda or another sweetener if you prefer. I like to use a firmer apple because I like the sauce to be nice and chunky. I have used a combo of Fuji and Honeycrisp and then just Honeycrisp. They both equally delish! Don't shy away from the lemon because the acid really gives it a zing and complexity of flavor that you'll really enjoy.
I hate apple peelers and the corer. I prep the apples assembly line style. With a sharp paring knife, slice a thin amount off the top and bottom of the apple, so you have a flat surface. Then, use the paring knife and carve around the apple, from top to bottom. This will allow you to easily remove the peel in a few strokes. To remove the core, quarter the apple by slicing thru the middle vertically, and then turn the apple 90 degrees and cut again. You'll be able to see where the core is and just carve it out. Or, if you like the core remover thingie-have at it!
This freezes really well. I have eaten it hot and cold. I prefer it hot, with a little ice cream and a sprinkle of toasted pecans. Add a little caramel sauce and you have yourself a hot caramel apple sundae. Seriously. So. Good.
5lbs of apples-peeled, cored and quartered
2 Tsp cinnamon
Freshly ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
Juice of one lemon+the lemon itself
2 Tsp vanilla, or 1/2 a vanilla pod
1/4 brown sugar
2 Tbs of honey
Combine all ingredients in your baking dish. Bake in a 400degree oven for 45 min. Remove from oven and mash with a potato masher to desired consistency. Fish out the lemon and the vanilla bean (if you used one.)
If you were doing the crock pot method, I would figure it would be 5-6hrs on low or 2-3hrs on high. But, your house is going to smell awesome, so I would go the low route!
If you use a sweeter apple, you could probably skip the sugar. You could use splenda or another sweetener if you prefer. I like to use a firmer apple because I like the sauce to be nice and chunky. I have used a combo of Fuji and Honeycrisp and then just Honeycrisp. They both equally delish! Don't shy away from the lemon because the acid really gives it a zing and complexity of flavor that you'll really enjoy.
I hate apple peelers and the corer. I prep the apples assembly line style. With a sharp paring knife, slice a thin amount off the top and bottom of the apple, so you have a flat surface. Then, use the paring knife and carve around the apple, from top to bottom. This will allow you to easily remove the peel in a few strokes. To remove the core, quarter the apple by slicing thru the middle vertically, and then turn the apple 90 degrees and cut again. You'll be able to see where the core is and just carve it out. Or, if you like the core remover thingie-have at it!
This freezes really well. I have eaten it hot and cold. I prefer it hot, with a little ice cream and a sprinkle of toasted pecans. Add a little caramel sauce and you have yourself a hot caramel apple sundae. Seriously. So. Good.
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