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Homemade Applesauce

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Homemade Applesauce made with local apples, apple cider and cinnamon. What could be more comforting than that!

Ingredients

  • 6 pounds Apples, Favorite Variety Of Cooking Apples
  • ¾ cups Apple Cider, Use Up To A Cup
  • 1 whole Lemon
  • ½ cups Dark Brown Sugar, Packed Tight
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, Or A Couple Of Cinnamon Sticks

Preparation

Get 5 to 6 pounds of apples. Peel them. (If you want pink applesauce then save some of the red peel and add it to the sauce and remove them when you are done.)

Chop the apples into about 3/4 inch chunks. Put them in a large pot with about 3/4 to a cup of apple cider. Squeeze one lemon into the pot with the apples. Add 1/2 to 1 cup of dark brown sugar. The type of sweetener is your choice. Keep in mind certain sweeteners will add flavor that might detract from the apple flavor such as honey. Honey can have very distinctive flavor in larger amounts. Add a cinnamon stick or two or a teaspoon of ground cinnamon. (Here is where you might put in a couple of slices of ginger root and remove them when you are done. Ground ginger and cloves are also an option. And perhaps some allspice or cardamon? It is up to you. My preference: just cinnamon.)

Bring to a simmer for about 30 minutes with the lid on but slightly ajar. Stir occasionally. When it is done either leave the sauce as is, chunky or use a potato masher so there will be chunks, but you don’t want your chunks too big. Or you can use a hand blender to puree the sauce like you get in those jars.

This is a very forgiving recipe. The consistency, sweetness and spiciness is completely up to your tastes.

Enjoy!

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