Crisp-Cross Apple Sauce Recipe

Our 'Honeycrisp Cross' apples (offspring of Honeycrisp x Gala / Pink Lady®) let the flavor shine in this apple sauce recipe. Try this at home!

Crisp Cross Apple Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:

• 8 apples, peeled, cored, chopped
• 2 cinnamon sticks (or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon)
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 ½ cup water

Yield:
Approximately 2 pints (or 1 quart with a little extra to sample!)

Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 20-30 minutes

Directions:

• Peel, core, and chop apples into chunks*. Note: Smaller chunks will cook faster, similar to preparing potatoes for mash.

*If you have an Apple Master peeler, this would be an opportunity to core and peel your apples with ease!

• In a sauce pan or pot (deep enough to accommodate the chopped apples), combine apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon.
• Cover and cook over medium heat for 20 to 30 minutes or until apples are tender.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool. If you used cinnamon sticks rather than ground cinnamon, remove the sticks from the sauce now. Once cool, mash tender apples with a fork or potato masher.
• For chunkier apple sauce, this method will suffice. For a smoother texture apple sauce, consider adding sauce mash to a blender and blending until preferred texture is achieved.
• Chill in a refrigerator and serve, or store in airtight containers for later.