It doesn't get much more natural that this.
Becoming responsible for a little person makes me seek out healthier options all around, especially when it comes to snacking
Translation: Get your paws off of my snacks, kid, eat your applesauce...
Translation: Get your paws off of my snacks, kid, eat your applesauce...
Did I mention that it is a great way to use all of those apples you picked with your family last weekend?
I know, at the time it makes perfect sense to pick five million bags of apples....
I know, at the time it makes perfect sense to pick five million bags of apples....
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| Child Labor!? How cool is this contraption!? |
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| Put Some Muscle Into It Kid! |
Recipe:
Yields 2 large jars or 4 small
Ingredients:
12 Apples (use a mixture of apples to get a variety of sweetness/tartness and flavor; I used Honeycrisp, Red Delicious and Granny Smith)
2 cups of apple juice or pear juice (organic)
Juice from one lemon
1 cinnamon stick
*Optional: add light brown sugar to taste if you like your applesauce on the sweeter side
Directions:
Peel, core and slice apples.
Cook over low heat with the apple/pear/lemon juices and the cinnamon stick.
Stir occassionally and cook until the apples break down. If you don't like your applesauce chunky, allow to cool and puree in a food processor. If you do this, make sure you bring the sauce back to temperature before canning.
*Remember to remove the cinnamon stick :)
Taste and stir in the sugar at the end of cooking if you like it sweeter.
Put in jars and refrigerate for up to a week, or can it if you want to store it for longer.
Enjoy!
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