Vanilla Applesauce

Crafting your own applesauce is a bazillion times more flavorful than what you’ll find at the megamart and a really simple process.

I posted an applesauce recipe in the past, but thought I would pass along another tasty one I came across in the pages of Vegetarian Times magazine.

4 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine apples, 1 cup water, vanilla bean and lemon juice in saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes, or until apples are tender. Stir in brown sugar. Remove pan from heat. Let cool, remove vanilla bean and mash with a fork until a chunky sauce forms. Stir in vanilla. The applesauce will keep in the fridge for at least one week.