Apple Pear Sauce

prep time:: 0 min

Serving size: 0

ingredients

4 small red-skinned apples -- cored and cut into e
4 ripe Bartlett pears -- cored and cut into e
1 thick slice lemon
1 cinnamon stick
4 whole cloves
1 tbsp fresh minced ginger root -- (1 to 2)
1/2 C water

directions

Place apples, pears, lemon, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and water in a large soup pot and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer, stirring often, until apples are completely tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove the lemon, cinnamon stick, and whole cloves. Let sauce cool slightly. Transfer to a blender and puree until as smooth as desired. Serve warm, room temperature, or cold. Store in the refrigerator.

Makes about 5 cups

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 132 Calories; 6g Fat (26.9% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 33g Carbohydrate; 17g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 73mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Betsy