It’s not fall until my mother shows up with a quart or two of her homemade sweet applesauce. We affectionately call it GG’s applesauce (GG is what my kids call their grandma).
As a lover of fall, I welcome this annual tradition as a symbol of the season and a reminder of the autumns that came before. That’s because my mom’s been making this applesauce since I was a kid—ever since she picked up the recipe at a local grocery store.
When my kids first started eating solids, this was an early food for them. They still look forward to it as an afterschool snack or dessert. It’s on the sweet side, so we typically eat it as a side to very savory dishes like pork chops, potato pancakes, or roast chicken; or we savor it as a sweet treat.
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Make It In the Microwave
Making use of the microwave to cook the apples, this recipe requires no fancy equipment and hardly any time. All the work comes in the prep: peeling, coring, and slicing the apples. The rest is just a little waiting for the apples to cook, quickly and efficiently in the microwave, and some therapeutic mashing when they come out.
For home cooks who like to multitask and might have something else going on the stove, and for those who like to limit cleanup, this microwave applesauce is a gift.
Tips for Making This Easy Applesauce
- Peel most if not all of the skin, because it won’t mash up with the potato masher. But don’t worry if you don’t get every single piece of skin. It’s easy to fish out larger pieces of skin after you’ve made the applesauce, and a few pieces of tart skin can also add some nice texture if you choose to leave it in.
- If you’re doubling the recipe and have more apples to peel, let peeled and sliced apples sit in the lemon water as you do the rest. This helps avoid browning.
- Use a wide, shallow microwave-safe dish so that all the apples can submerge as much as possible under the liquid and poach evenly.
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Microwave Magic
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