Not Your Bubbe’s Charoset Made with White Wine

One of my absolute favorite recipes during passover happens to be Charoset. Charoset is typically a mixture of apples, cinnamon, walnuts and a ton of manischewitz wine, but most of the time it’s mushy, sticky and overly sweet in my opinion.

This sweet paste is symbolic during passover because it is meant to remind people of the mortar used by the Israelites when they were slaves in Egypt. Thanks to a delish collaboration with The Food Artist, I bring you a modern spin on charoset with this lightened up version. We use crisp gala or fuji apples, almonds in place of walnuts, white wine in place of sweet red wine. You’ll never look at charoset the same way again! Oh, and gluten-free matzo is DELICIOUS!!

Not Your Bubbe's Charoset Using White Wine

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

This sweet paste is symbolic during passover because it is meant to remind people of the mortar used by the Israelites when they were slaves in Egypt. My modern spin on charoset is a lightened up version. I use crisp gala or fuji apples, almonds in place of walnuts, white wine in place of sweet red wine

Author: Skylar Edberg for The Eclectic Kitchen

Recipe type: Snacks, Holiday, Sweets

Cuisine: Jewish, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian, Holiday

Serves: 3+ cups

Ingredients

• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1 cup dried apricots, finely diced
• ½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• Zest and juice from one lemon
• ¼ cup pinot grigio or dry white wine, or white grape juice for kids
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 crisp apples, such as gala, cored and finely chopped

Instructions

1. In a large bowl combine the slivered almonds, apricots, orange juice, orange zest, lemon zest, lemon juice, wine, honey, cinnamon, salt and apples.
2. Allow mixture to sit for several hours or overnight for full flavor to develop.
3. Serve with your passover seder or with crackers and cheese at your next gathering.

ENJOY!!!

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