I recently made homemade applesauce. Now this is probably the easiest thing I've done, but it reminds me of being a kid again. My grandma always made homemade applesauce when I was younger and it's very comforting. She always left the skin on and the red color would turn the applesauce a nice shade of pink.
How to make homemade applesauce:
Apples- cut into medium sized pieces (any kind, but I recently used empire apples, and I'm not sure they were juicy enough, it turned out a little thicker than normal)
Apple Juice- (optional-had it in the fridge) Used as needed when applesauce was still thick, didn't want it to burn
Cinnamon
Sugar
Use a good sized pot (a few apples= saucepan, but a lot use a stockpot) and put apples in it.
Turn on stove to low heat, and just let simmer. Stirring occasionally to keep from burning.
Apples will start to cook down, but the skin will not. Once it has cooked down about 1/2 way, I add in a couple large spoonfuls of sugar and sprinkle in some cinnamon.
Once your applesauce cooks down to your liking (I like to have small apple chunks in it) remove from hot surface.
As it cools down, I use 2 spoons (large spoon and regular spoon) and start digging out the apple skins. (This is a tedious process and the only downfall to leaving the skins on) Basically, I just scrape and much 'sauce' off the skins as possible so I don't waste it, and throw them away.
Once that is done, I let it cool down completely then put it in the fridge!
Enjoy!
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