I would love to tell you that I am the type of person who buys apples and makes all of my family's applesauce from scratch, but sadly I am not. There is a part of me that wishes I was and there was a time when I thought I would be that person... but life got in the way and I am not.
However, there is still a glint of that person in me somewhere because on Monday, as I stood at the kitchen counter looking at a bowl of apples beginning to wrinkle and rot I was seized with one thought... "APPLESAUCE!"
I gave Nate the keys to play with and started peeling and chopping. 45 minutes later I had a good sized container of homemade apple sauce and the satisfaction of knowing no fruit went to waste.
Applesauce is SUPER easy to make.
Take apples (however many you have, peeled and cored) and cut them into quarters or eighths. Put in a saucepan with a little bit of water (just cover the bottom of the pan). Put the pan on medium heat with a lid. After about 20 minutes check the apples. When they are soft get out the potato masher and mash the apples to a pulp. This will give you chunky apple sauce. If you like smooth, put everything in the blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
That's it! I add some cinnamon when I serve it, but no sugar, no junk, and no fuss!
3 comments:
Mmmmmmmmm homemade applesauce is the BEST!
I never knew it was so easy to make apple sauce! I thought it needed all kinds of other stuff in it (not high fructose corn syrup!! but you know, sugar or something). I think I'll try this!
I can smell it. How weird is that! I will be ever so grateful to you for that tidbit of information. It is only 8 pm. I could go to the store...
Thank you. You put a smile on my face. I am saving your url too!
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