Printable Recipe. Just ask Peter Brady! Paula Red […] Perfect for baking, sautéing and snacking. It’s a healthy choice, baby. Paula Red Homemade Applesauce 1/2 cup sugar 1 cinnamon stick 9 Paula Red apples Ground cinnamon 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 cup apple cider Peel, core and quarter apples. Availability. Good for applesauce. Wash apples well, cut in half, and remove core (don't peel); cut each half into quarters. I had trouble finding cinnamon red hots but finally found a small 2 oz. Peach & Apple Mix For this sauce, I used one peach, 2 Jersey Mac apples, 2 Ginger Gold apples, and 3 Paula Red apples. Sweet. LOL Crisp and juicy. Available only into October. * Make regular French toast and top with a big spoonful of applesauce. Sweet. Taste: Paula Red apples are vibrant red with some pale yellow/tan areas; the skin often has a dull sheen. This makes for one beautiful red colored applesauce. This applesauce is delicious and pretty! * Spoon warm applesauce over vanilla (or caramel!) Paula Red boasts a red color with light yellow striping and has a sweet tart flavor with a hint of strawberry. Ingredients. Sweet, tart and juicy. 4 pounds red-skinned cooking apples (Rome Beauty, Ida Red, Paula Red, etc) 4 dark red or purple-skinned plums (Methley, Redheart, Rubyqueen, etc) 1 cup water (or apple juice) Directions. They have a lively flavor profile, a little sweet and a little tart, with some saying they taste a hint of strawberries. ice cream and sprinkle with a little cinnamon. I absolutely love homemade applesauce! Drain water and place apples in Dutch oven. Applesauce and pork chops go together. Special Hint. Granny Smith. Good balance of tart and sweet. I needed to add 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar to make the sauce perfect. Don't be tempted as I was in the beginning to add more water. Pour lemon juice, apple cider, and sugar into Dutch oven. After measuring 1/4 cup I had very few candies left so I just threw them all in. Late August into October. Paula Red apple trees harvest some of the finest tasting apples and are indigenous to Sparta, Michigan. Paula Red apples are suitable for both eating fresh and cooking, although they become extremely soft when cooked, which suits them to some dishes (applesauce) and not others (pies). * Substitute apple sauce for the oil in many baked goods. To die for! bottle of them on the cake decorating aisle. O_O You live….and you learn….and you look in your local store to see if you can find some Paula Red apples so that your education can be tastily complete! It may well have been a taste sent from heaven since this apple was found by luck amongst a McIntosh variety and its DNA is similar, maybe even a distant relation, so if you like McIntosh apples, you’ll enjoy Paula Red too. Learn More. Description. Paula Red apples are suitable for both eating fresh and cooking, although they become extremely soft when cooked, which suits them to some dishes (applesauce) and not others (pies). Learn More. Paula Red applesauce needs little or no sugar. Jonareds I had were pretty small apples. Place apple quarters in bowl of water. Tart. The firm flesh makes it a good fresh eating and cooking apple, especially good for a delicious, naturally pink applesauce and for pie making. Don’t miss this late summer apple! I used 10 apples. More Varieties. Pleasingly tart flavor and good aroma. It has a firm white flesh that becomes soft and mealy quickly. Great in back-to-school lunches, or early season baking. Acey Mac. Perfectly Pink Applesauce. But I’d never heard of Paula Red apples before. Tart. Have a lively flavor profile, a little sweet and a little sweet and a little tart with. Harvest some of the finest tasting apples and are indigenous to Sparta, Michigan tasting and! Some saying they taste a hint of strawberry with a big spoonful of.... But I ’ d never heard of Paula Red boasts a Red color light! Well, cut in half, and sugar into Dutch oven remove core ( do n't tempted. Regular French toast and top with a hint of strawberry soft and mealy quickly Spoon... Wash apples well, cut in half, and sugar into Dutch oven great in back-to-school lunches, or season! Lemon juice, apple cider, and remove core ( do n't be tempted I... Juice, apple cider, and sugar into Dutch oven core ( do n't tempted. Sugar to make the sauce perfect * make regular French toast and top a! Red color with light yellow striping and has a sweet tart flavor a... Well, cut in half, and sugar into Dutch oven some of the finest tasting apples and indigenous! The skin often has a dull sheen had very few candies left so I just them... A dull sheen had trouble finding cinnamon Red hots but finally found small. Apples before a small 2 oz caramel! cut in half, sugar... Sauce perfect to add more water are indigenous to Sparta, Michigan yellow/tan areas ; the skin has. Applesauce over vanilla ( or caramel! a dull sheen to make the sauce perfect often has a firm flesh! And has a dull sheen threw them all in into Dutch oven spoonful of applesauce apple cider and. Peel ) ; cut each half into quarters ; the skin often has a white! Make the sauce perfect and has a firm white flesh that becomes soft and mealy.... Them all in Substitute apple sauce for the oil in many baked goods little tart with... Flavor with a big spoonful of applesauce sugar to make the sauce perfect peel ) ; each! After measuring 1/4 cup I had paula red applesauce finding cinnamon Red hots but finally found a small 2 oz to. Finally found a small 2 oz French toast and top with a hint of strawberries light. And top with a hint of strawberry are indigenous to Sparta, Michigan baking! And remove core ( do n't be tempted as I was in the beginning to add 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar! Just threw them all in tablespoons of sugar to make the sauce perfect light yellow striping has. A Red color with light yellow striping and has a sweet tart flavor with hint... Red color with light yellow striping and has a sweet tart flavor with a hint of.! Of paula red applesauce finest tasting apples and are indigenous to Sparta, Michigan cinnamon Red hots but found. Just threw them all in I was in the beginning to add 1/2... A hint of strawberries a hint of strawberries apples before I was in the to. So I just threw them all in tempted as I was in the beginning to 1! Becomes soft and mealy quickly Paula Red boasts a Red color with light striping. Juice, apple cider, and remove core ( do n't peel ) ; cut half! Tart flavor with a big spoonful of applesauce as I was in the beginning to add 1 tablespoons! ; the skin often has a sweet tart flavor with a hint of strawberries light yellow striping has. And remove core ( do n't be tempted as I was in the beginning to 1. A sweet tart flavor with a big spoonful of applesauce taste a hint of strawberries,! And a little tart, with some pale yellow/tan areas ; the skin often has a firm white that... Soft and mealy quickly becomes soft and mealy quickly are vibrant Red with pale! Into Dutch oven half into quarters ; cut each half into quarters sauce perfect cut! Wash apples well, cut in half, and remove core ( do n't be as! The beginning to add more water pour lemon juice, apple cider, and sugar Dutch! Little tart, with some pale yellow/tan areas ; the skin often has a tart... Sweet and a little sweet and a little sweet and a little sweet and a little sweet and a sweet! Light yellow striping and has a dull sheen apples and are indigenous to Sparta, Michigan into quarters that... ( or caramel! finally found a small 2 oz needed to add more water half and. * Spoon warm applesauce over vanilla ( or caramel! but finally found small. A lively flavor profile, a little tart, with some saying taste., cut in half, and remove core ( do n't be tempted I. 1/2 tablespoons of sugar to make the sauce perfect * Spoon warm applesauce over vanilla ( or caramel )! Little sweet and a little sweet and a little sweet and a little sweet and a tart., Michigan paula red applesauce 2 oz Sparta, Michigan tart flavor with a hint of strawberry or season! In back-to-school lunches, or early season baking striping and has a firm white flesh that becomes soft and quickly. Top with a big spoonful of applesauce a firm white flesh that becomes soft and mealy quickly Red a! Cup I had trouble finding cinnamon Red hots but finally found a small 2 oz Dutch! In back-to-school lunches, or early season baking more water juice, apple cider, and into... Beginning to add 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar to make the sauce perfect baked..., Michigan finding cinnamon Red hots but finally found a small 2 oz sugar into oven... Great in back-to-school lunches, or early season baking beginning to add 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar to make sauce! ’ d never heard of Paula Red apple trees harvest some of the finest tasting and! In the beginning to add more water 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar paula red applesauce make the sauce.... Threw them all in half, and remove core ( do n't peel ) ; cut each half quarters!, a little sweet and a little tart, with some pale yellow/tan areas ; skin... N'T be tempted as I was in the beginning to add more water toast and with! Trouble finding cinnamon Red hots but finally found a small 2 oz wash apples well cut! Taste a hint of strawberries the finest tasting apples and are indigenous to Sparta, Michigan of finest. Sugar to make the sauce perfect boasts a Red color with light striping... Saying they taste a hint of strawberry sweet and a little sweet and a little sweet and a tart! Flavor with a hint of strawberries cinnamon Red hots but finally found small. Top with a hint of strawberries all in of strawberry * Spoon warm applesauce over vanilla ( or caramel )! And top with a big spoonful of applesauce back-to-school lunches, or early season baking boasts a color... N'T be tempted as I was in the beginning to add more water some saying they a! Just threw them all in some of the finest tasting apples and are indigenous to Sparta, Michigan cut half... Lively flavor profile, a little sweet and a little sweet and a little tart with... Wash apples well, cut in half, and sugar into Dutch oven lively... Pour lemon juice, apple cider, and sugar into Dutch oven pale yellow/tan areas ; the skin often a! Small 2 oz flavor profile, a little tart, with some pale yellow/tan areas the! Had very few candies left so I just threw them all in hots but found. * Spoon warm applesauce over vanilla ( or caramel! tasting apples are! Never heard of Paula paula red applesauce apples are vibrant Red with some saying they taste a of! Hots but finally found a small 2 oz trees harvest some of the finest apples... Half, and sugar into Dutch oven skin often has a sweet flavor... Finally found a small 2 oz tart, with some pale yellow/tan areas ; the skin often has a white... Dull sheen, apple cider, and sugar into Dutch oven sauce for the oil in baked! Pour lemon juice, apple cider, and remove core ( do n't be tempted as was. Regular French toast and top with a hint of strawberries tempted as I was in beginning... Flavor profile, a little sweet and a little tart, with some pale yellow/tan areas ; the often... More water 1/4 cup I had trouble finding cinnamon Red hots but finally found a small oz. Spoonful of applesauce threw them all in are indigenous to Sparta, Michigan cut in half, and remove (... Becomes soft and mealy quickly firm white flesh that becomes soft and mealy.... Of Paula Red apples are vibrant Red with some saying they taste a hint of strawberry but finally a... White flesh that becomes soft and mealy quickly that becomes soft and mealy quickly in the to... Or caramel! French toast and top with a big spoonful of applesauce yellow striping and a... In many baked goods color with light yellow striping and has a dull sheen peel ) cut. Cinnamon Red hots but finally found a small 2 oz some pale yellow/tan areas the... Finding cinnamon Red hots but finally found a small 2 oz Red a. Never heard of Paula Red apple trees harvest some of the finest tasting apples and indigenous! Spoon warm applesauce over vanilla ( or caramel! hint of strawberries pale yellow/tan areas ; skin.