Homemade Mango Applesauce Recipes

THE BEST HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the apples, sugar, 1 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large pot. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook until the apples are very soft, 18 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in the lemon juice and cinnamon. Let cool for 5 minutes or so, then transfer the apple mixture to a blender, filling no more than halfway. Remove the center cap from the lid and place it on the blender. Cover the lid with a folded kitchen towel to catch splatters and pulse until smooth. Alternatively, puree in the pan with an immersion blender.
• Transfer the applesauce to a bowl and refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour. Store leftover applesauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

DELICIOUS APPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place shredded apples in a medium saucepan over medium low heat. Sprinkle with cinnamon, then add water and cook until the apple bits become soft and mushy.
• Stir in brown sugar and mix well; if desired, top with ice cream and serve.

MANGO SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel mango; remove and discard the pit. Cut mango into chunks, and place in the bowl of a food processor, along with 5 tablespoons water, lemon juice, and sugar. Process until the mango is pureed, about 1 minute.

MANGO PEACH APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except for almond extract, in crock pot or heavy pan.
• If using crock pot, set control to LOW and simmer 4-6 hours or until fruit is very soft. Remove crockpot cover, discard whole cinnamon stick if using, and if necessary, *mash any chunks of fruit with potato masher.
• Stir in almond extract. Adjust seasoning.
• For stovetop, bring fruit mixture to boil, cover and simmer on low 1 hour or until fruit is very soft. If any fruit chunks remain, *mash with potato masher. (Be sure to remove whole cinnamon stick first.) Stir in almond extract. Adjust seasoning.
• Serve applesauce warm or cold.
• Freezes well.
• *At this point, you could opt to use a hand held immersion blender to puree the fruit.
• Yield: estimated.

HOMEMADE MANGO APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Core the apples. Peel if desired.
• Peel mango and cut into bite sized pieces.
• Cut apples into bite sized pieces.
• Add apples and mango to a large pot or Dutch oven. Add just enough water to keep fruit from sticking.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fruit is soft.
• Transfer cooked fruit to a blender, food processor, or food mill.
• Process to desired consistency.
• Return to Dutch oven. Taste pureed fruit.
• Add honey if desired. Stir to mix well.
• Ladle hot sauce into pint jars.
• Cover with two-piece lids and process in a water bath canner for 20 minutes.
• Remove from canner and let cool overnight.

CHUNKY MANGO SAUCE

Steps:

• Drain half the juice from the mangoes. Pour the mangoes & remaining juice into a small saucepan then add the spices & brown sugar.
• Simmer the mangoes over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Mash the mangoes until the sauce becomes chunky.
• Serve warm or chilled. Also great as a topping for ice cream, pancakes, etc.

HOMEMADE MANGO MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Line an 8-in. square pan with foil, letting ends extend over sides by 1 in.; grease foil with cooking spray. In a heatproof bowl of a stand mixer, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup nectar., In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and remaining nectar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook, without stirring, over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 240° (soft-ball stage)., Remove from heat; slowly drizzle into gelatin, beating on high speed. Continue beating until very stiff and doubled in volume, about 10 minutes. Immediately beat in extract. Spread into prepared pan. Cover and let cool at room temperature 6 hours or overnight., Place coconut in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Using foil, lift candy out of pan. Using lightly buttered kitchen scissors, cut into 1-in. pieces. Roll in coconut. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.