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Baked Cinnamon Applesauce

Baked Cinnamon Applesauce

A warm and comforting baked applesauce dish made with tart and sweet apples, citrus, butter, and cozy spices, baked until soft and fragrant for an easy dessert or side.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 12
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 129
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 3 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, quartered
  • 3 pounds Royal Gala or Braeburn apples, peeled, cored, quartered
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, cut into small pieces
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ cups Equal Spoonful or 12 packets Equal sweetener

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F
  2. Grate peel of orange and lemon and place in 3-quart glass or non-corrosive casserole dish with cover.
  3. Squeeze juice from orange and lemon and add to grated orange and lemon.
  4. Toss apples, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg together and add it to casserole dish.
  5. Cover casserole with lid and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
  6. Remove from oven and let stand – covered for 30 minutes.
  7. Carefully remove lid and stir to break up apples. Add in the Equal and stir again so mixture is even.
  8. Serve warm or refrigerate covered for several hours.

Notes

Food Exchanges: 2 fruit, 1/2 fat.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation and the NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal