Homemade Chunky Apple Sauce
This chunky apple sauce is sweetened with brown sugar and flavored with cinnamon, cardamom and vanilla. It's my own recipe with roots in Germany (called Apfelmus there), and I love serving it with my Kartoffelpuffer (German potato pancakes), Quark pancakes, Kaiserschmarrn, Ghackets mit Hörnli (a Swiss noodle dish).
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 124kcal
Equipment
- Immersion Blender This one is a must have tool in my book and I LOVE that it's cordless! Have used this one for a couple of years now and would not go back.
Ingredients
- ¾ kg apples net weight, about 4 large apples
- ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 100 ml water
Instructions
- Peel, core and chop apples into medium sized pieces. Immeditely toss in the lemon juice.¾ kg apples, ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Combine with water, spices, salt and brown sugar in a medium sized pot and bring to a boil.2 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 cinnamon stick, ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom, 1 pinch salt, 100 ml water
- Once boiling, stir, cover with a lid, and cook on medium for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and puree to your liking. I use my favorite ever immersion blender and I like some chunks, so only pureed about half of my apples.
- Add vanilla and stir.½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Serve warm or cold. Some of my favorite German recipes using apple sauce are my Kartoffelpuffer (German potato pancakes) and quark pancakes.
Nutrition
Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.3mg