Celebrate Passover with this traditional and flavorful recipe for Apples and Honey Charoset. Made with fresh apples, sweet honey, and a blend of aromatic spices, this charoset is a delicious addition to your Passover Seder meal. It can be served as a sweet and tangy side dish or used as a topping for matzo crackers. The recipe is easy to prepare and can be made ahead of time, allowing the flavors to meld together. Enjoy the symbolic flavors of this Passover tradition!
Ingredients
- 4 medium-sized apples, peeled, cored, and finely diced
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup sweet red wine
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the diced apples, chopped walnuts, sweet red wine, honey, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, salt, and lemon juice.
- Stir the mixture well until all the ingredients are evenly coated and combined.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, allowing the flavors to meld together.
- Before serving, give the charoset a good stir and adjust the sweetness or spice levels according to your taste.
- Serve chilled as a side dish or as a topping for matzo crackers.
- Enjoy the symbolic and delicious flavors of Passover!
Interesting Facts
Charoset is a traditional Jewish dish eaten during the Passover Seder, symbolic of the mortar used by the Israelites in their slavery in Egypt.
The sweetness of the apples and honey represents the hope and promise of a sweet future.
The addition of spices like cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg adds warmth and depth of flavor to the charoset.
The chopped walnuts provide a satisfying crunch and nuttiness to the dish.
Charoset is a versatile dish and can be customized with different fruits, nuts, and spices, depending on regional and personal preferences.