Pretty In Pink Applesauce

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 9 mcintosh apples
• 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 peel the apples, reserving the peels of 6 of them.
• 2 quarter and core the apples.
• 3 combine all ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil then reduce heat.
• 4 simmer mixture until apples are soft and you can mash them down into applesauce, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• 5 remove from heat and cool.
• 6 remove peels from the applesauce and discard them.
• 7 mash applesauce a bit more if you wish (i like mine a bit chunky), then refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 8 if you like, you can make extra applesauce and spoon into sterilized pint jars, seal and process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes.