Manuka Honey Applesauce
A small-batch applesauce with Manuka honey, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
- About 3 pounds of apples (a mix: Honeycrisp, Gala, Fuji, plus a couple of tarter apples)
- 2 tablespoons Manuka honey, plus more at the end if you want it
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 whole cloves, or a small pinch of ground clove
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup water
Peel about half the apples (or none), core them and cut into chunks.
Put the apples, water, vinegar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt in a heavy pot. Cover and set it over medium heat.
Once it starts to soften, turn it down and let it go for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring now and then so the bottom does not catch, until the apples slump when pressed.
Fish out the whole cloves. Mash with a potato masher for rustic texture, or blend if you want it smooth.
Take it off the heat and stir in the Manuka honey. Taste; add another teaspoon if the apples were very tart.
Cool it in the pot, then move it to a jar.