Homemade Apple Sauce
A delicious and quick recipe for a perfect autumn snack
Ingredients
- 5 lbs. apples, a variety of kinds tastes better but you can use just what you have as well
- 1 cup water
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/4-1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon, more or less to taste
- 2 Tbsp. un-salted butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash, peel, core and slice the apples
- Add the apples to a large pot with a lid
- Add in the water, lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon. Mix well and turn the stove to medium heat and bring to a boil
- Once it starts to boil, turn down the heat to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes with the lid on. Make sure to stir occasionally
- Remove the pot from the heat and mash with the potato masher into desired texture
- Stir in the butter, vanilla and salt. Mix well
- Add to a mason jar or airtight container and store in the fridge
- If you want a smooth apple sauce, blend it in the blender once it has cooled.