Easy Microwave Applesauce

This method certainly has its merits but it has its drawbacks also.

I had 2 varieties of apples at various stages of ripeness but even the crisp Granny Smith was cooked well enough to purée in only 5 minutes, done without heating up a kitchen on a hot summer day. Cooking the fruit in an uncovered dish, I expected most of the liquid to evaporate. That wasn’t the case and some had to be poured off to avoid watery applesauce.