- 3 1/2 pounds apples - peeled, cored, and quartered
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar, or less to taste
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice, or more to taste
- 1 (3 inch) piece cinnamon stick
- 4 strips lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Stir apples, water, brown sugar, white sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon stick, lemon zest, and salt together in a large pot. Place a cover on the pot and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the apples are soft, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Remove pot from heat. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and lemon zest strips. Mash apples with a potato masher.
08/03/2019
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