Charoset

Name: Charoset
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: 3 medium Gala or Fuji apples, peeled and finely chopped; 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts, toasted; 2 tablespoons sweet red wine or grape juice; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Matzo crackers, optional

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling YIELD: 6 servings.

Charoset with apples, walnuts and spices has a special meaning for the Passover holiday. It represents mortar used for brickmaking when the Israelites were in Egypt. The sweetness represents freedom. —Gloria Mezikofsky, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Ingredients

3 medium Gala or Fuji apples, peeled and finely chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts, toasted
2 tablespoons sweet red wine or grape juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Matzo crackers, optional

Directions

1. In a large bowl, toss apples and walnuts with wine. Mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apple mixture and toss to combine.
2. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour before serving. If desired, serve with matzo crackers.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 116 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 0 sodium, 14g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 2g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit.

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