Main ingredients
10 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced into 1/8ths
juice of 1/2 a lemon
dash of salt
1 teaspoon Gefen Vanilla Extract
6–8 flavored tea bags of your choice (remove labels and tie together)
2 cinnamon sticks
water
sugar substitute (optional)
Prepare the Applesauce
Place apples in a five-quart pot.
Add lemon juice, salt, vanilla, tea bags, cinnamon sticks, and water, covering not more than half the apples so that the end result will not be too watery. Bring to a boil.
Lower heat and simmer until apples are soft.
Hand-blend and mash to desired consistency. For additional sweetness, you can add sugar substitute.
Variation: Crunchy Fruit Compote
Bring ingredients to a boil and cook on high heat for seven minutes.
Turn off heat and cover. Let stand overnight.
In the morning, put into a jar and refrigerate.