Mango Peach Applesauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package frozen mango chunks (or equivalent amount of fresh mango, sliced, peeled and pitted)
1 (16 ounce) package unsweetened frozen peach slices (or equivalent amount of fresh peaches, peeleds, pitted and cut up into chunks)
1 lb apple, peeled, seeds removed and cut into chunks
1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1/2 piece of whole cinnamon stick
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch freshly ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons honey (or 1/4 cup unbleached white sugar)
1 lemons, juice of or 1 lime, juice of
1 orange, zest of
1 pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation

Combine all ingredients except for almond extract, in crock pot or heavy pan.
If using crock pot, set control to LOW and simmer 4-6 hours or until fruit is very soft. Remove crockpot cover, discard whole cinnamon stick if using, and if necessary, *mash any chunks of fruit with potato masher.
Stir in almond extract. Adjust seasoning.
For stovetop, bring fruit mixture to boil, cover and simmer on low 1 hour or until fruit is very soft. If any fruit chunks remain, *mash with potato masher. (Be sure to remove whole cinnamon stick first.) Stir in almond extract. Adjust seasoning.
Serve applesauce warm or cold.
Freezes well.
*At this point, you could opt to use a hand held immersion blender to puree the fruit.
Yield: estimated.