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Homemade applesauce


Applesauce
I'd never actually made my own applesauce before, but I'd purchased some fresh-made from the deli at my local grocery a few weeks back, which got the idea in my head. And I had a couple of apples that I hadn't felt like eating raw, and so I decided to attempt to make some applesauce of my own. I jumped into the project with a half-remembered recipe and only what I had in my own kitchen. And the results were pretty tastey, if I may say so myself -- though I'm likely to tweak the recipe when I try it again (too much sugar -- making it a better dessert topping than a snack).

You'll need...
  • Your favorite variety of apple (sweeter apples will need less sugar)
  • Apple juice or cider (100% juice preferable)
  • Sugar, to taste (I used brown sugar)
  • Cinnamon, to taste
  • A food processor
Preparation itself is simple...
  1. Peel and chop the apples (I just chopped mine roughly, but keeping them around the same size will ensure that they cook evenly)
  2. Toss the apples in a pot and add the apple juice until it just covers the apples (you could also cook the apples in water to weaken the strength of the apple taste)
  3. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the apples are soft and somewhat transparent (about a half hour for me, but if your apples are more finely chopped, less)
  4. Pour the apples and juice into the food processor and pulse until the texture is even
  5. Take a taste and add sugar and cinnamon to your preferences (a sweeter sauce would make a good toping for vanilla ice cream)
  6. Eat!

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Drying fruit is easy, mostly hands-off and yields a sweet and healthy snack.

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