Raspberry Applesauce Recipes

RASPBERRY ROASTED APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the zest and juice of the oranges and lemon in a large (11-inch) ovenproof pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset. Peel, quarter, and core the apples and add them to the pot, tossing them with the juices as you go.
• Add the brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and raspberries, cover, and bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, until the apples are very soft. Stir vigorously with a wire whisk. The applesauce will be smooth but still have a lot of texture. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream and a dusting of orange zest.

RASPBERRY APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine apples with 1 cinnamon stick, jam, and water; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender (about 30 to 35 minutes). Add more water if necessary to prevent sticking.
• Remove from heat; remove cinnamon stick.
• Stir in 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice.
• The sauce will be somewhat chunky. If you prefer it smoother, puree it in a blender or food processor.

SLOW-COOKER APPLE RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine apples, raspberries, water, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a slow cooker crock.
• Cook on Low until apples can easily be mashed, about 6 hours.

RASPBERRY APPLESAUCE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix raspberries, applesauce, oat bran, and white sugar together in a bowl.
• Combine oats, brown sugar, and butter together in a bowl using a pastry blender; add flour. Continue cutting into mixture using pastry blender until crumbly. Spread half the crumb topping into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
• Spread the raspberry filling onto the cooled crust and sprinkle with remaining crumb topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is lightly browned, about 20 more minutes.

HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the apples, sugar and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium; cover and cook until the apples are very soft and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 20 minutes (or microwave in a large microwave-safe bowl, covered, about 10 minutes).
• Add lemon juice to taste to the applesauce, then transfer to a blender or food processor and puree (or puree in the pan with an immersion blender).
• Transfer the applesauce to a bowl and refrigerate until cool.
• Fun Flavors
• Apricot: Stir in 1/4 cup apricot jam.
• Raspberry: Add 1 cup raspberries while the applesauce is still warm; mash slightly.
• Cranberry-Spice: Add 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/2 cup dried cranberries while the applesauce is still warm.