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Applesauce with cinnamon and star anise

Name: Applesauce with cinnamon and star anise
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 jars
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 1 kg Apples; 1 Star anise; 1 Vanilla sugar; 130 g Granulated sugar; to taste Ground cinnamon; to taste Lemon juice; as needed Water

Apples simmered with star anise, then blended with sugar, vanilla sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Makes 3 jars to enjoy or use in baking.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Servings: 3 jars
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Slovak

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Applesauce with cinnamon and star anise is a sweet fruit puree reminiscent of baby food. Peeled apples are simmered with a little water and star anise until soft, then blended and flavored with sugar, vanilla sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Eat the applesauce right away, or fill jars while it is still hot and process in boiling water for 15–20 minutes. It also works well as a filling for cakes and pastries.

Ingredients

Apples 1 kg
Star anise 1
Vanilla sugar 1
Granulated sugar 130 g
Ground cinnamon to taste
Lemon juice to taste
Water as needed

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Instructions

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Wash, peel, and core the apples, then cut them into small pieces.
Place the apples and star anise in a pot, add a little water, and simmer until soft. Remove the star anise and puree the apples with an immersion blender.
Sweeten the applesauce with the granulated sugar and vanilla sugar, then add ground cinnamon and lemon juice to taste. Eat the finished applesauce right away, or fill small canning jars while it is still hot and process in boiling water: 15 minutes for 0.5 l jars and 20 minutes for 1 l jars. At elevations above 300 m, process for 5 minutes longer, as specified for applesauce by the U.S. National Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP).

Tip: Keep the blade assembly of the immersion blender fully submerged before turning it on to prevent hot applesauce from splattering.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 95 kcal
Protein: 0.2 g
Carbohydrates: 25 g
of which sugars: 22 g
Fat: 0.1 g
of which saturates: 0.0 g
Fiber: 2.1 g
Salt: 0.0 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Jablkové pyré so škoricou a badiánom