Recipes included with this story: Chunky Applesauce; Classic Apple Butter; Apple-Onion Chutney. Once you've got the basics of applesauce making down, Manning says it's time to get creative.

Slowly reducing and caramelizing applesauce creates the wondrous phenomenon known as apple butter. Tart, aromatic, and smooth, apple butter has a thick, spreadable consistency that's unlike the ...

Refrigerated. If you store your homemade applesauce in an airtight container in the fridge, it will last for about 7-10 days.

Cook the Apple Butter: Continue cooking the mixture over low heat, stirring frequently to prevent burning. Cook for 1-2 hours, or until the apple butter has thickened and darkened in color. If ...

INSTRUCTIONS. Add coarsely chopped apple pieces to a large saucepan along with kombucha, granulated sugar, and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer, cover, and reduce heat, cooking apples for 20 to 25 ...

Preparation. Step 1. Bring 6 lb. mixed sweet and tart apples, unpeeled, uncored, chopped, 6 cups apple cider, 1 cup raw or white granulated sugar, or light brown sugar, one 3" cinnamon stick, 3 ...

¼ teaspoon salt. ½ cup apple cider. 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with muffin liners; set aside. In a large bowl, beat together the sugar, apple ...

1. Peel and slice apples to fill a heavy saucepan three-quarters full. The best apples for this would be Gravenstein, Pink Apple, Jonathan, Golden Delicious, Spitzenberg, Sierra Beauty or ...

I love applesauce, but the store-bought kind is often watery and one-note. Braising the apples allows the flavors to deepen and gives the spices time to "steep." ...

Cake made with applesauce is good. Cake made with apple butter—which is basically just super-concentrated applesauce—is so, so much better. Moist and tender, with huge apple-y flavor, this ...