{"id":2113,"slug":"microwave-applesauce","title":"Microwave Applesauce","description":"For all of you who would like to make your own applesauce, but without having to do much work, this recipe is for you.","ingredients_raw":["5 apples, peeled, cored, and diced","1½ cups apple jelly","¼ cup Grade B Amber maple syrup (Grade A Dark Amber would be okay too)","¼ cup freshly-squeezed orange juice","1 cinnamon stick"],"ingredients_norm":["apple","apple jelly","grade b amber maple syrup","squeezed orange juice","cinnamon stick"],"steps":["Combine all ingredients in a microwave-safe container.","Cover container, leaving 1 corner open, and microwave on high 7–8 minutes or until apples are easy to mash.","Remove cinnamon stick and discard.","For a chunky sauce, mash the apples with a potato masher. For a slightly smoother sauce, use a hand mixer. For a smooth pureé, use an immersion blender."],"categories":["Apple recipes","Microwave recipes","Recipes using apple","Recipes using orange juice","Recipes for sauces and condiments","Recipes using maple syrup","Recipes for applesauce","Recipes using cinnamon stick","Recipes using fruit preserves"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Microwave_Applesauce","source_ref":"4518974","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Microwave_Applesauce&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"4f1b5f834c624d09239444a483479ee47efa4b3c2649e7f447642a12473b2206","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:09Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/microwave-applesauce"}