• You may have heard the old adage, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, there is another way to present apples into your diet and that is by a simple dish of applesauce. Applesauce is most commonly used as an extra side dish to the main course, because the sweetness seems to compliment the meat. Applesauce is usually found sitting right next to, ham, pork, roast, or bacon.
    The Swedes eat apple sauce as a side dish that goes with roast pork. They also will have applesauce for breakfast, like oatmeal, muesli and serve it with a yogurt-like substance called filmjölk, Many people just have apple sauce as a sweet snack.

    Apple sauce is simply created by using regular red or green apples and grinding or mashing the inner fruit core into a rich pulpy sauce. Some applesauce recipes will ask for additional sweeteners like sugar, brown sugar, or Splenda, some people even us [corn syrup]], while others will offer natural recipes without any extra sweetness. Either way, this is a quick and inexpensive snack

    Applesauce is a food that will go with just about anything. So if you want an apple flavored treat to have as a snack, or you just want to make your morning meal taste a bit sweeter, applesauce could be a good choice.


    Read on for more information, and enjoy your next serving of applesauce. You could even surprise all of your friends and family, by letting them know that their next serving of applesauce was your creation.

  • International Apple Sauce Uses

    In American kitchens, applesauce is typically a side dish or a dessert. On the Jewish holiday of Passover, applesauce is served on the side of latkes, or potato pancakes as a sweet complement.

    In Europe, applesauce is typically not eaten on its own, but as a sauce on top of meats such as ham or pork chops. Serving applesauce with a meat is not unusual in the United States, though it mostly appears on the side instead of on top of the dish.

  • Alternate Apple Sauce Recipes

    Other variations on apple sauce include adding cinnamon or nutmeg during the cooking process or choosing other fruits, like strawberry or raspberry to make applesauce alternatives.


    Apple sauce is often paired with pork dishes and white wine for fine dining or can be eaten by itself. Many people enjoy it mixed with oatmeal for breakfast. There are a variety of other uses.
    Apple sauce can be used to add to cookie and other baking recipes to replace sugar. This can help to lower the sugar content for diabetic cooking or for other low-sugar snack ideas.

  • Apple Sauce History

    Pureed and cooked apples first appeared in British cookbooks during the 18th century, though many early variants included pork and other meats in the sauce.Retroland: Apple Sauce

Featured Pages

Contact Mahalo | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Advertisers | RSS for this page | CC License 2.0
©2007-2010 Mahalo.com Incorporated.
Powered By EdgeCast