Apples and pears puree without sugar for the winter is a wonderful natural preparation, especially for small children. How to cook it, read the step-by-step recipe with the photo below. Video recipe.
In winter, our body needs support, so we include synthetic vitamins in our diet, which cannot fully replace natural products. And if there are children in the family, then it is generally better not to use tableted vitamins. But there is a way out: in the summer to make preparations for fruits, vegetables and berries for the winter. I suggest making mashed apples and pears without sugar for the winter. It is a natural source of potassium, magnesium, iron, vitamins B, C, A. There is no sugar, dyes or preservatives in the preparation. Therefore, it is very useful, especially for children. Of course, such mashed potatoes can be purchased at the store, but a quality product will be quite expensive. And by preparing mashed potatoes without sugar for the winter on your own, you can save your budget, utilize a large harvest of fruits and prepare a useful preparation for future use.
You can use fruit puree in the winter season not only for independent use with warm aromatic tea. It can be added to cereals and cottage cheese, stuffed with pancakes, served with pancakes and cookies, used for baking pies, rolls and buns … As you can see, the preparation is very versatile, so do not be afraid to harvest it in large quantities. All the same, you will find a use for it in winter. This sweet and undoubtedly healthy fruit delicacy will equally delight all family members in any form.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 190 kcal.
- Servings - 2 cans of 500 g
- Cooking time - 2 hours
Ingredients:
- Apples - 1 kg
- Citric acid - 0.5 tsp
- Pears - 1 kg
- Drinking water - 50 ml
Step-by-step preparation of mashed apples and pears without sugar for the winter, a recipe with a photo:
1. Choose good quality pears and apples, no rot, no broken or spoiled. Wash the selected fruits and dry with a paper towel. Cut them into pieces and place them in a heavy-bottomed cooking pot.
2. Add drinking water to the pot. Optionally, you can flavor the puree by adding cinnamon powder, ground cardamom grains, cloves, anise.
3. Put fruit on fire and boil. Bring the temperature to the lowest setting and simmer the fruit for 1 hour. Since the preparation is cooked without sugar, the fruit must be deeply cooked.
4. Remove the saucepan from the stove and use a blender to chop the fruit to a smooth puree consistency. Kill the boiled apples and pears well so that there are no pieces.
5. Add citric acid to the puree, stir and simmer over low heat after boiling again for 5-7 minutes.
6. By this time, sterilize the jars with lids. Divide the hot puree into clean jars. Cover them with lids and place them in a saucepan in warm water. Sterilize the jars after boiling for 15 minutes. Then close them with the lids. Turn the cans over and place them on the lid. Wrap the sugar-free apple and pear puree for the winter in a warm blanket and leave to cool completely. Store it in a pantry at room temperature.
See also the video recipe on how to make applesauce without sugar and preservatives.
