Slow-Cooked Early American Recipes: American Apple Pie Soup
A twist on the traditional, this warming American Apple Pie Soup is a unique dessert or first course.
By Lynn Alley
January/February 2007
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A twist on the traditional, this warming American Apple Pie Soup is a unique dessert or first course.
Photo By Povy Kendal Atchison
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American Apple Pie Soup
Serves 6 to 8
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1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
6 whole cloves
6 allspice berries
6 cups water or apple cider
4 large Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced
2/3 cup raisins
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup low-fat or nonfat yogurt (for garnish)
1. Combine cinnamon, cloves and allspice in a mortar or coffee grinder and grind to a fine powder.
2. Combine water or cider, apples, raisins, nutmeg and ground spice mixture in the crock of a slow cooker.
3. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours, until apples are soft and falling apart. Just before serving, stir in lemon juice.
4. Ladle into soup bowls and top with a dollop of yogurt. Serve immediately.