Earl Grey Applesauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 earl grey tea bag
• 1 1/2 lbs apples (4 medium)
• 1/2 vanilla bean
• 8 prunes, pitted and chopped
• 1 pinch of grated lemon, zest of
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 pinch clove
• fresh lemon juice, if desired

Recipe

• 1 pour 1/3 cup boiling water over teabag in small cup and let steep for 10 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, peel, core, and wedge apples.
• 3 combine apples and tea in a medium saucepan, discarding bag.
• 4 split vanilla bean pod and scrape seeds into pan.
• 5 add bean pod.
• 6 cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring a few times.
• 7 add prunes and lemon zest and cook at a moderate simmer for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 8 (remove from heat when apples are starting to break up and are soft enough to be mashed.) remove vanilla bean.
• 9 mash apples with potato masher to whatever consistency you prefer.
• 10 stir in sugar, cloves, and lemon juice, if desired, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• 11 serve at any temperature desired.