Apple Puree
A smooth chilled apple puree brightened with lemon zest, lightly sweetened to taste, and simple enough for dessert, breakfast, or spooning over cake.
Prep 15 min · Cook 20 min · Total 1 hr 35 min · Makes about 3 cups (6 servings)
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 pounds apples
- 1 pinch grated lemon zest
- Superfine sugar
Directions
- Quarter the apples, trimming away the stems and any bruised or damaged spots, but leave the peels and cores in place. Set them in a nonreactive pan with 1/2 cup water. Cover the pan and cook gently over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Blend the cooked apples until completely smooth. Press the puree through a fine-mesh strainer with a wooden spoon so the seeds are left behind.
- Mix in the lemon zest and sugar. Spoon the puree into a serving dish and chill before serving.