Recipe: Emily's Charoset

Charoset is one of the symbolic foods that Jews eat during their Passover seder every year. It represents the mortar that the Israelites used to make bricks while they were slaves in Egypt.

Last year, it was SUCH a hit with my then 3 year old (and it's pretty healthy) that I try to remember to make it throughout the year:

(This makes a ton, you can halve the recipe):

Makes 5-6 cups

5 granny smith apples

Zest & juice from 1 lemon

1 cup of almonds

1T sugar

1T cinnamon

¼ cup sweet Manischewitz wine

(1) Cut up the apples (toss the core) into equal small sizes and put in the food processor. Chop up the apples into small minced chunks and transfer to a mixing bowl. Repeat until all the apples are chopped—chop no more than 2 at a time or you’ll make a paste.

(2) Take the juice of lemon and add to the apple mixture. Grate zest and leave in food processor—almonds will chop it later.

 (3) Grind the almonds with the zest, sugar and cinnamon. Add to the mixture. It will stay good for over a week in the fridge. Flavors will intensify after the first few days.

Great on matzah, can also eat on pita, crackers, etc.