Super Easy Homemade Applesauce

I grew up watching my mother and grandmother turning the handle of a food mill transforming fresh cooked apples into a soothing, sweet and comforting sauce. We would traditionally eat it cold for breakfast, especially in the winter months, when fresh fruit was not as available. Occasionally, when eating lunch in the cafeteria at school, the applesauce served to me tasted completely different. After being disappointed a couple times, I would never eat store bought applesauce. I mean, how do they change the taste of cooked apples that much???

Food Mill

I use a food mill to make my applesauce, but it can also be made with a potato masher.

My family loves applesauce when it is still warm, slathered over potato pancakes. We also eat it for breakfast.

This recipe is very simple. You can substitute Macintosh apples for another type and add more or less sugar, cinnamon or nutmeg.

I do not measure any of the ingredients. Just taste it and adjust accordingly.

Ingredients:

• 8 medium Macintosh apples
• 1 cup sugar
•  dash or two of cinnamon
• dash of nutmeg
• water

Directions:


Wash apples.
Fill medium saucepan with enough water to just cover bottom of pan.
Core apples with apple corer. Do not peel.
Place all cored apples in saucepan.
Cook on medium heat, uncovered until apples are mushy.
Put food mill on top of bowl.
Pour cooked apples and liquid into food mill.
Process apples by turning food mill handle until all that is left in mill is apples peels.
Remove food mill from bowl and let sauce cool a bit.
Add sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg to taste.

 cooked apples

cooked apples in food mill

Food mill on bowl ( you may want to use a bigger bowl!)

Food mill after processing apples

Applesauce!