Unsweetened Apple Sauce Food

UNSWEETENED APPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Roughly peel all the apples and core them. Slice the apples about 1 cm thick.
• Add the apples to a saucepan with 1/4 cup water. Add the cloves and the cinnamon stick. Cover and let it simmer on a low flame for 15-20 minutes.
• Add a bit more water if it starts drying out. Conversely, cook them uncovered if there's too much water.
• What you're looking for at the end are well softened apples with very little liquid.
• Once the apples are cooked, remove the cinnamon stick and cloves. Either purée the apples in a food processor or mash them with a potato masher. I used the food processor.
• This apple sauce can be used in various low calorie baking recipes :).

UNSWEETENED APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• core apples.
• you may peel them if you'd like, i personally like the skins on.
• dice into bite-sizeish pieces.
• add enough water to cover about half the apples (you can always add more, but once it starts cooking it's hard to remove it, so err on the side of too little).
• add cinnamon and cloves.
• cook on high until the apples start to mush down.
• turn to low and let simmer until it seems done.
• don't forget to sample liberally.

UNSWEETENED CROCK POT APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in crock pot, using 1 c cranberry juice if you prefer a thicker sauce, 1 1/2 c if you like a thinner sauce.
• Stir to coat.
• Cook on low for 7 hours or high for 3 hours.
• Check consistency of applesauce, adding more cranberry juice if too thick.
• Mash apple chunks with potato masher to desired texture, leaving it as chunky as you like.
• Taste for preferred tartness or sweetness, adding any sugar, honey or sugar substitute for your tastes.
• Cook on low for 1 to 2 more hours.
• Remove vanilla bean and star anise.
• Vanilla bean can be rinsed and kept for a few more similar uses.
• Serve warm or cold.
• Can be easily frozen and can be used when substituting for oil in reducing fat in some recipes.