Last year, I split a couple cases of apples from Bountiful Baskets with friends. With some of the apples, I made homemade applesauce, which both of my kids enjoyed. Recently, there was a case of fuji apples available, so I ordered it and split the apples with some friends. Then, we moved, then I broke my glass blender pitcher (a very sad day), so applesauce got put on hold. I was able to get a very similar blender this week, and the apples are still good to go, so it was time to make applesauce.
Homemade Applesauce
What you need:
8-10 apples, in variety of your choice
2 cups water
1 tsp cinnamon
How to make it:
Wash, peel, core and slice the apples. I have 2 little helpers who love getting to wind the apple peeler/corer/slicer we have. This invention makes the whole apple prep process go pretty quick. It makes the apple into a sliced spiral, which I then cut into fourths.
Add the sliced apples to a large pot, along with the water and cinnamon.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer for about an hour or so, until apples are nice and mushy.
Pour cooked apples into a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. My new to me blender worked perfectly for this.
Then, serve or put into containers of your choice. This made 3 cups of applesauce, so I put 1 cup into each of the 3 containers that I had on hand.
My kids were already in bed by the time this was finished, but it will be a nice addition to breakfast or a good snack!
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