Used vanilla bean paste, applesauce was already in the fridge. This is SO GOOD, the applesauce I used was homemade and already had lots of spices in it but the ingredients in the sorbet recipe definitely dialed up the flavor impact. Churned for 13 minutes and made approx 1 quart with my 32oz jar of applesauce-weighed the contents and they were a bit more than the recipe called for but stuck with the recommended ingredient quantities since it was close.