Colorful Cranberry Applesauce
I was in the mood to experiment in my kitchen and I had some apples that needed to be cooked up. I love cranberries and also had some in my freezer so I decided to try mixing the apples with the cranberries. I decided to add a bit of cloves to flavor the dish and used Splenda to keep down the calories. The result was a healthy and delicious dish that I really enjoyed.
Would you mix cranberries and applesauce?
When I was creating my new recipe, my husband said "Where did you get the idea of combining applesauce and cranberries? Why did an idea like that even come into your head?". He likes his applesauce and he likes cranberries, but he wants them each separate. What do you think?
Cranberry Applesauce
delicious and colorful
- Serves: 2
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
Here are the ingredients and the instructions on how I made my cranberry applesauce. I made a small batch to try it the first time but you could easily multiply the amounts of the ingredients for larger batches
Ingredients
- 4 apples -peeled
- cored and cut into chunks
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup Splenda/or sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
Instructions
Add all ingredients together in a small pot. Cook until apples are soft enough to mash (about 10 minutes). Mash to desired texture. Cool. Store in refrigerator.
Cooking the Cranberry Applesauce
You want to cook the apples and cranberries until you can easily mash them into the sauce. I find that it takes about 10 minutes for the apples and cranberries to cook to the right consistency.
Mashing the Cooked Apples and Cranberries
You should mash the mixture until it is the consistency that you enjoy. I like mine with a few lumps but if you like yours smoother just mash a bit longer.
Potato Masher great for Applesauce too
applesauce masher
Calphalon Nylon Potato Masher
Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 05/31/2012)
Holiday Serving Bowl
winterberry design.
Pfaltzgraff Winterberry Dip Bowl
Amazon Price: $7.25 (as of 05/31/2012)
More recipes with apples
The Apple Lover's Cookbook
Amazon Price: $16.27 (as of 05/31/2012)
Have you ever tried Cranberry Applesauce?
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cdevries
Apr 11, 2012 @ 3:27 pm | delete
- No, but it sounds delicious.
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johnnywatson3
Dec 4, 2011 @ 11:23 pm | delete
- cranberry apple sauce is really really good I eat it a lot.
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