Apple Sauce

Most people LOVE my home made apple sauce.  While this is neither quick nor really easy, it is fairly inexpensive and healthy.

 Of course the most important ingredient is the apples themselves.  There are so many types of apples with so many different tastes that choosing your apple will make a big difference in the taste.  If you want to make a lot and save some money, which I like to do, try buying a box of apples, this is often less expensive.  Fruit stands are also usually cheaper, and usually best yet is buying directly from an orchard.  You can often get apples that are seconds, as in they are not the best looking but taste the same.  More tart apples will give you a more tart taste and sweeter apples will obviously give you a sweeter taste.

First, core the apples.  Remove the center and seeds of the apples.  Leave the peels.  Quarter the apples or cut them into smaller pieces if you like.

In a pan as large as needed for the amount of apple sauce you want to make, add one can frozen apple juice.  Turn the burner on low medium.  Add the apples to the pan four to five apples at a time.  Obviously this will be many pieces because you have cut the apples into smaller pieces.

When you have filled your pan with as many apples as you wish, put a lid on the pan and stir every 15 minutes.  Continue to cook until the apples are soft and will easily blend in your blender.

Take two to three cups of the soft apples and put in your blender and puree. Some blenders can only handle one or two cups, some blenders can handle three to four cups.  Be careful not to put so much in to damage your blender.

Once the mixture is pureed, place in a large bowl and repeat the process until all of the apples have been pureed.

Poor the mixture back in the pan with the pan still on medium low.

For every 4-5 apples you added, add 2-3 teaspoons of cinnamon (or to taste) stirring every ten minutes, for another 30 minutes.

 Allow to cool until ready to eat.  Be sure and wait until the sauce is cool enough before tasting.  Once you have done it one time you may decide you would like a little more or a little less cinnamon.

Click on the links to the right to learn how apples and cinnamon may affect your health.