Spiced Apple Pie Soup
- Yield servings
If you’ve got a burning desire to keep ’em down on the farm during the fall or winter holiday season, here’s the perfect way to do it.
Ingredients
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 6 cloves
- 6 all-spice berries
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 5 large Granny Smith apples, quartered, cored and sliced
- 5 cups water
- 2/3 cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)
- 3-4 tablespoons honey (optional)
- 1/2 cup Greek-style yogurt or low-fat/fat-free sour cream
Instructions
- Using a spice grinder or mortar and pestle, grind the cinnamon, cloves, and allspice to a fine powder.
- Place the butter and apples in a 7-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 2 to 3 hours, until the apples are soft and the juice nice and browned. Mash any large pieces of apple, then add the water, spices, and raisins and continue cooking for 2 hours longer.
- Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice and honey.
- To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and top with the yogurt.
— From 50 Simple Soups for the Slow Cooker by Lynn Alley / Andrews McMeel Publishing
