One popular brand to use when making charoset is Manischewitz, which makes several kinds of kosher red wines. Manischewitz's Concord grape and blackberry wines would both be good choices for your charoset. Find more sweet red wines on our list of the
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Traditional charoset uses a very sweet red wine, but you could also use a ruby port, or pomegranate juice for a non-alcoholic option.
How do you chop the apples for charoset?
The apples for charoset can be chopped by hand from a coarse chop to a fine chop, depending on your preference. Or, pulse the apples 2 to 3 times in a food processor to save time. Chopping by hand will keep the pieces more uniform in size.
What else can you put in charoset?
This is a traditional Ashkenazi recipe, but you can make this recipe your own by adding raisins, almonds, honey or a dash of ginger or nutmeg to spice things up.
Sephardic charoset uses dried fruit like dates, raisins or figs blended to a paste with nuts and sweet red wine.
Can you make charoset ahead of time?
Yes! Our recipe recommends preparing and refrigerating your charoset at least 1 hour ahead of time, but you can put it together earlier. Making it a day ahead gives the flavors more time to marinate. When you're ready to serve the charoset, add a little more red wine (or grape juice) if it seems dry.
How do you serve charoset?
Eating charoset is part of the Passover
seder. Along with the ritual of eating charoset, you can set it out as a sweet side dish to go with these classic
Passover recipes.
—Lauren Pahmeier, Taste of Home Associate Editor and
Peggy Woodward, Taste of Home Senior Food Editor
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