Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Homemade Applesauce



I love homemade applesauce!  I love how yummy it tastes and how easy it is to make (not to mention what a nice, fast baby food it is :)  I was recently blessed with an abundance of free, very fresh, very bruised apples.  So I thought I would walk you through how I make applesauce in case you've never done it.  Sound good?
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So first I chopped up the apples.  I was trying to do this quickly because Evan didn't want me to chop apples, he wanted me to play with him.  So I didn't so much "chop" as slice-into-fourths-peel-and-call-that-good :)
Here are the apples & about a quart of water.  I cooked them for about an hour until it was all nice and mushy.

Then I added some cinnamon, nutmeg, and a little apple juice (cause the apples I started with weren't very sweet).  Now, if you like chunky applesauce, you can eat it like this.  However, my boys don't...
So I used my smart stick to blend it into apple perfection :)
Yummy!

6 comments:

  1. Mmmmmm! I love homemade applesauce. We usually can it in the fall...super easy and then we have it year round! We're having some tonight in fact.

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  2. I need a smart stick!! Applesauce looks great!

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  3. I should try this - my girls have been requesting applesauce lately, but I've been buying the canned version. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. I love my stick blender as well. I use it when I do applesauce. The last few times I just put all the apples in my crock pot and let it go all night. The smell was heavenly. :)

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  5. You ladies who make homemade applesauce and everything else are so inspiring. That is great.

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  6. love homemade applesauce have you ever tried redhots in it to make it sound great

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