Applesauce anyone?

[Kris]

Does anyone have a recipe or an idea of how to make raw applesauce? I used to love making homemade applesauce in the fall and eating it hot off the stove with lots of cinnamon. I'm thinking a could make a raw version and warm it a bit in the dehydrator. But hwo to soften the apples? Just throw them in the food processor?

Thanks!!

[Doe]

I peel and core 3lb of apples. Throw them in the blender with 1/2 cup (measured dry) raisins that have been soaked. Add the water too and a teaspoon or so of cinnamon. Blend this real good. Pour into a mesh strainer over a bowl. What drains off is Spiced Apple Cider. What is left in the bowl is my version of Apple Sauce. Any leftovers can be dropped by spoonfuls onto a teflex sheet and dehydrated for great Apple Leather Cookies.

Three in one. We think it's a good deal.

Or if you would rather, the drained apples make a good filling for Apple Pie. Just grind 2 cups of pecans add 2 T. olive oil and mash into an oiled pie plate for the crust. If you want the crust sweet cut the oil to 1 T and add 1 T honey. Make It Your Way!

Teri S

[ReneeSC]

Doe, you raw foodie chef, you!

That sounds SO good.

I'm wanting apples since I smelled the "holiday candle" section at the store... I was actually salivating.

how sad. LOL

[truthseeker]

Having 3 little ones, apple sauce is VERY big around here.

I simply

cut about 3 apples hollow the core out
cut them again into quarters, throw them into my vitamix,
squirt a bit of agava...maybe, don't always need to be sweetened,
and blend.

The vitamix even warms it up a bit, but don't let it blend to long or it will get hot enough to cook :eek:

If we want to get fancy then we'll put a dash or two of cinnamon.

Spiced apple cider eh? Well just added that one to my harvest collection of recipes!

[ReneeSC]

Slightly warmed sounds really good if spiced nicely -.. or maybe not..

I wonder what the dehydrater would do to it after a while.

I think this sounds HEAVENLY for a cold winter morning wake up... warmed applesauce.

YUM!

[truthseeker]

If you put some strawberries and a pear in that apple sauce , then put it in the dehydrator then you'll have an AWSOME fruit leather come morning!

[Kris]

Yummmm....I'm SO happy it's finally apple season...almost! Thanks for the suggestions.

[ReneeSC]

I think my dehydrator is "off" a bit on temperature. I have to throw the switch up higher or it'll take WAY too long to do the same job your's would. Mine is an OLD Excaliber-type from Montgomery Ward.

If I put in a leather substance before I go to bed, it will not be done for DAYS. eeoow

[rawpriestess]

I often warm food this way,

to warm food without drying it out, place in a ziplock baggie, or a plastic ziplock food container, in the dehydrator, it will warm, but it won't dry out.

MMMMMMMM, fresh applesauce with cinnamon, and a touch of almond cream on top. YES.

[Raw_Medic]

You are all making me drool! I'm off to make some apple sauce!!

[Sharon in Colorado]

I like to add a little lemon juice for tartness and to keep it from browning as well as a sweetener (honey, agave, etc) for sweetness.

[RawFoodieMom]

I often warm food this way,

to warm food without drying it out, place in a ziplock baggie, or a plastic ziplock food container, in the dehydrator, it will warm, but it won't dry out.

MMMMMMMM, fresh applesauce with cinnamon, and a touch of almond cream on top. YES.

RP.. thanks for sharing this tip... I have been thinking about how to deal with the cold winter coming being raw... This will help! :) I wonder how warm a nice mug of the apple cider would get... ;)

Debra

[rawpriestess]

Debra,

The way I warm liquids, like cocoa, cider, soups etc, is to put them in a pan on the stove, and warm to finger warm, just keep your finger in it, and keep stirring, this warms them up perfectly.

Also, if you warm the cup before you put the cider in it, it will help to keep it warm.

I use hot water to warm the cup.


I make a hot cocoa this way, I use almond milk, dates, a dash of cinnamon, carob/cacao powder, a dash of salt (yes this is important) a dash of cayenne to add heat.and a tad of cinnamon, then I blend in a blender, and then warm to finger warm.

My hubby has these baby spoons, that say, dash, pinch, tad on them, I use those, they are like 1/8 tsp etc.

[Doe]

RP, years ago there used to be metal things, round, about a half inch thick, full of holes, with a handle, and the purpose of them was to be in between the pot and burner to keep things from scorching, to difuse the heat. Haven't seen one of those since I was a kid. Do they still exist? Would something like that help keep the bottom from getting too hot while stirring?

Teri S

[rawpriestess]

Doe, I think they were orginally made to go under the corell glass pots and pans, for electric burners, but haven't seen one in years.

I just turn it on warm, and warm it that way.

I've occasionally used a higher heat, and just stir the heck out of whatever I'm making, but you can't leave it for a second.

You could also use a food thermometer, and keep it touching the bottom of the pot.

The most important thing is to keep it raw, but make it perfect for you.

[RawFoodieMom]

Debra,

The way I warm liquids, like cocoa, cider, soups etc, is to put them in a pan on the stove, and warm to finger warm, just keep your finger in it, and keep stirring, this warms them up perfectly.

Also, if you warm the cup before you put the cider in it, it will help to keep it warm.

I use hot water to warm the cup.


I make a hot cocoa this way, I use almond milk, dates, a dash of cinnamon, carob/cacao powder, a dash of salt (yes this is important) a dash of cayenne to add heat.and a tad of cinnamon, then I blend in a blender, and then warm to finger warm.

My hubby has these baby spoons, that say, dash, pinch, tad on them, I use those, they are like 1/8 tsp etc.

RP, you must have read my mind! :) This is perfect, thanks for sharing your hot cocoa recipe. Thinking about winter I've been remembering how I just had to have my cocoa at night. I work outside, and on cold snowy days I just can't warm up in the evening even though the house is pretty warm. This thread is making me feel a lot better that I'll be able to cope even on raw... :)