Kids Cooking: Homemade Applesauce

I first made this recipe last year, having never made applesauce before.  It’s surprisingly easy.  I don’t have too much to say about it, so we’ll have a short post and a short recipe.  I’ve doubled the original to make sure there’s plenty, because we go through it pretty quickly.

Homemade Applesauce

Serves 5 to 8
From Kids Cooking: A Very Slightly Messy Manual

Ingredients

• 8 medium apples (I used Gala & Granny Smith)
• ¹/₂ cup sugar, either brown or white (I usually use a combination of Splenda & sugar)
• 1 ¹/₂ cups water
• Several shakes of cinnamon
  
  

1. Peel, core, and cut up the apples into slices.
2. Put the apples, sugar, cinnamon, and water into a medium-sized pot.
3. Cover and simmer at medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Let the apples cool, then mash them with a fork or potato masher.