Cranberry Pear Applesauce

Health benefits. Even more reasons to make your own applesauce. Not only can you control your ingredients, it is super fresh and the fresher something is the more flavor and nutrients it is bound to have. In this recipe I left the skin on all the fruit so you get even more benefits. The skin has oh so many good for you attributes. From antioxidants, to fiber and flavonoids this applesauce has it all and bunches of it

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time5 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time35 mins
 2 Pears: cleaned, cut into chunks, leave the skin on. I like D’anjou pears, use your favorite variety
 3 large Apples: cleaned, cut into chunks, leave the skin on. I used 2 Honey Crisp and 1 Granny Smith
 1 cup Cranberries
 1 cup Water
 1/2 teaspoon ground Ginger
 1 Cinnamon stick or 1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
 1/2 teaspoons Orange Extract or 1 tablespoon freshly grated Orange Zest
 Sweeten to taste with Stevia, pure Maple Syrup, Honey or Sucanat
1

Rinse and clean all fruit. In a medium pot combine all ingredients excluding orange zest and sweetener. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer. Simmer applesauce for about a 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally. Take pot off stove and carefully discard the cinnamon stick if you used one, let cool a bit. With ladle add applesauce to blender or food processor. Puree until smooth or chunky depending on your preference. Add your some sweetener and orange extract or zest to the mix.

Ingredients

 2 Pears: cleaned, cut into chunks, leave the skin on. I like D’anjou pears, use your favorite variety
 3 large Apples: cleaned, cut into chunks, leave the skin on. I used 2 Honey Crisp and 1 Granny Smith
 1 cup Cranberries
 1 cup Water
 1/2 teaspoon ground Ginger
 1 Cinnamon stick or 1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
 1/2 teaspoons Orange Extract or 1 tablespoon freshly grated Orange Zest
 Sweeten to taste with Stevia, pure Maple Syrup, Honey or Sucanat

Directions

1

Rinse and clean all fruit. In a medium pot combine all ingredients excluding orange zest and sweetener. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer. Simmer applesauce for about a 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally. Take pot off stove and carefully discard the cinnamon stick if you used one, let cool a bit. With ladle add applesauce to blender or food processor. Puree until smooth or chunky depending on your preference. Add your some sweetener and orange extract or zest to the mix.

Cranberry Pear Applesauce

~ Marla Meridith

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