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"Top Chef" Chunky Applesauce

Do you want to cook like the pros? Check out this healthy, budget friendly and delicious recipes featured during a special Let's Move! "Quick Fire" Challenge.

Ingredients:

8 honey crisp apples or whatever is in season
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 orange
Salt to taste
1 cup of water

Directions:

1). Peel and core apples, cut into small chunks.
2).
Mix all ingredients together in a heavy bottom sauce pan and cook until the apples are soft and tender, stirring to ensure the mixture doesn't burn.
3).
Remove half of the cooked apples and purée in blender or food processor.
4). Add the purée back to the rest of the apples and chill. Serve cold.

Find out how First Lady Michelle Obama and the "Top Chefs" celebrated the 2 year Let's Move! Anniversary here.

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