Rice Cooker Recipe: Raspberry Applesauce

Put your 14 to 16 cup rice cooker to use and make this sweet and delicious applesauce, made in your rice cooker! Use Empire State or Gala apples. The result is a chunky, delicious applesauce that is an appealing (or apple-peel-ing) and pleasurable alternative to cranberry sauce for the holiday table. Also a delicious topping for vanilla ice cream.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 117 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup water
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup frozen raspberries
• 3 pounds apples, cored and sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place apples and raspberries in the rice cooker; add brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add honey, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and water, in respective order.

Step 2

Set rice cooker to standard "cook" setting, about 30 minutes. Stir mixture halfway through cooking cycle, mashing apples a little bit.

Step 3

Remove the applesauce from the heat and cool for 30 minutes. Transfer applesauce to a bowl and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.