Homemade Unsweetened Applesauce
I made this as a sugar substitute for my healthy, diabetic-friendly brownies which I uploaded in my Youtube channel a few days ago.
If you're curious on how I made a healthier version of brownies, here's the link of the video. This version of brownies is not only healthy, but also bursting with flavors!
This was actually my second time I made my homemade applesauce, while my first version I made applesauce for my sweet potato avocado brownies a few years ago.
For my first version, I didn't cook my applesauce - Add an apple, a tablespoon of lemon juice and water in a blender and blend, that's it!
The uncooked applesauce is suitable to be used right away while the traditional cooked applesauce, you can keep for few days in refrigerator.
The good thing is, this version of applesauce is sugar free and made with only four ingredients.
The traditional way of making applesauce is first, you need to chopped your peeled apples into small cubes or chunks and cook over medium heat together with cinnamon stick or cinnamon powder and sufficient amount of water until the apples chunks are tender, about 20 minutes.
Then, to make it smoother, you'll have to puree the applesauce by using an immersion blender or food processor until it becomes creamy.
But, if you don't have an immersion blender, you can always use a normal blender to puree your applesauce if want it to be creamy.
Some people prefer to have apple chunks in their applesauce, but for me, I like it to be creamy in texture.
To reap all the nutrients from the apples, I prefer to leave the skin unpeeled.
Wash the apples thoroughly with salt water especially if you're not using organic apples and then rinse under running tap water.
I used three medium size of Fuji apples to obtain approximately 460 grams of applesauce.
For visual instructions, watch my video on how to make this applesauce here:
Store homemade applesauce in a mason jar and keep it frozen or refrigerated.
It can lasts for about a week if refrigerated and a few months if frozen.
If you're ready, let's get started.
HOMEMADE UNSWEETENED APPLESAUCE
Category : Diabetic Friendly Recipes, Diet & Fitness
Yield: 460 grams
Ingredients:
3 medium size Fuji Apples
3/4 cup of water | 177 ml
Lemon juice from 1/2 lemon
1 cinnamon stick/1 tsp of cinnamon powder
Instructions:
Wash apples thoroughly using salt water and rinse under running tap water. With the skin still on, cut the apples into 4 or 6 wedges and remove the core. Then, cut each wedges into chunks.
Place apple chunks in a pot or a pan. Add water, lemon juice and cinnamon stick or cinnamon powder. Stir and bring to boil over high heat, then lower the heat, cover and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes, until the chunks are squishy but not mushy. You may test doneness by poking a chunk with a fork or tip of a wooden spatula. The apple chunks are cooked through when you can easily poke through the apple flesh.
Let the mixture slightly cool then pour the mixture into a blender and blend until mixture is smooth.
Pour the applesauce into a mason jar and once it is completely cool, the applesauce is ready to use. Keep the applesauce refrigerated or frozen to prolong it's shelf life.
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