Thread: lc applesauce how to ???

This is apple season. my dh's favorite time. I make applesauce & applebutter for my family . I use loads of brown sugar for the applebutter and apple cider. And of course sugar in the applesauce. My husband is making an attempt at lcing and has lost 20 lbs in 2 months and I have lost 39lbs in 3 months. His methods are a bit unorthodox...somewhere in between Protien power & Atkins and he eats a lot food,but he is staying with lc meals & snacks. He is very good with the meals I make but he snacks way more then is reccomended (and is still losing...Is this fare???) His blood work has come back and he is doing wonderful. I want to help him stay on track by cooking the things he really craves. If I use sweet & low brown sugar will the apple butter be bitter. Should I use splenda or stevia in the applesauce. we won't be eating this now but I have to can now for the future.

You say in your post that when you make applesauce you "of course add sugar". Why?

I have never added sugar to my applesauce.



Victors are really just temporary quitters who then regroup with a vengeance.

Why not let the sweetness of the apples do their own work, and add a touch of cinnamon and/or a liquid extract for a different flavor?

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I've used Splenda in both applesauce and apple butter and they come out fine! Try substituting about 3/4 cup Splenda for each cup of sugar.

The volume you get will be a little less but the taste is excellent.

Char

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

Thanks for your answers. I will try the splenda.

Years ago when I was learning to can the recipe that my m-i-l gave me had sugar in it not a whole lot but enough to tame a tart apple and
I use to add raspberries. You know the saying about teaching an old dog new tricks. I am changing an awful lot in my cooking and baking and I'm learning a lot just reading the posts here. I've been cooking 50 yrs, and still learning about healthy ways to feed my family .

Good for you, Oyes! I think that's the fun of it - it's like a challenge - how can I make the things I love and still keep them carb-friendly?

So far I'm having pretty good successes, and I don't MISS the things I used to eat that I know aren't good for me now!

Feeding your family in a healthy manner is one of the greatest gifts you can give them, IMHO.

Char

Don't squat with yer spurs on!

Hi Char....You are so right about the challenge in cooking. I so love to cook, It has always been the one thing that I am "good at doing". I have over 300 cookbooks and enjoy reading them. This wol has changed things nowthe cook books are Lc including Sharron Longs (she is a joy and an inspiration) and I feel like I am a brand new cook in the kitchen. Haven't made so many mistakes in a long time but it has been interesting and fun. Dh has been a good sport as well as benefitting by losing as well.

Hey do you think that a bit of DaVinci Caramel would be good in applesauce or would it be too soupy?

Betty
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You may be able to cook some of the excess moisture out of it by leaving it simmer on very low, and stirring it occasionally...

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