This particular adventure started because I needed some apple sauce for some cookies that I am looking into making for my Papa. I got to looking at the ingredients on the apple sauces and didn't like the extra additives they had. So to the internets I went in search of a simple recipe that has not added sugars to it. As luck would have it I ended up finding this recipe. So simple y'all, THREE ingredients, that's right, just three! Come, let's make some apple sauce together!
With this recipe you are simply taking fresh organic, if possible to avoid any pesticides, sweet apples, filtered water and cinnamon to taste. The apples will cook in a crockpot on hight for two hours and then blended until smooth. Because you will be using sweet apples, you won't need to use sugar of any kind. If you taste your apple sauce and feel like it is still missing a little something, try using some honey or maple syrup. Local honey is also the best option, if available, to help add nutritional value by boosting the immune system when it comes to allergies.
I chose to keep my apples unpeeled because of all the nutritional value that's loaded in them. Did you know that unpeeled apples contain 184% more fiber, 332% more vitamin K, 171% more iron, 300% more folate, 142% more vitamin A, 115% more vitamin C, 20% more calcium, and 19% more potassium than apples without the peel! I'd always heard that it was better for you to have the peels on your apples, but until recently, I didn't know the scientific facts behind it. Who would want to throw away all that nutrients??
Ingredients
8-10 apples
1/2 to 1 cup water
Cinnamon to taste
2 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
Wash your apples.
Quarter the apples and remove the seeds/core.
Add ½ cup water and prepared apples to your slow cooker. I also added two cinnamon sticks as well.
Cook on high for 2 hours. About halfway though if you feel your apples are not quite producing enough water naturally you can add up to 1/2 more to the crock pot and then stir your apples around.
Once your apples are done cooking, transfer the contents of the slow cooker (liquid and all) to the container of a high powered blender. If you added extra water halfway though, start with half the water and if your apples sauce seems a little to thick then you can add the remainder of the water. You don't want your apple sauce to be too soupy due to adding too much water.
Blend, starting on low speed and increasing to high speed, until the mixture is smooth.
Add cinnamon and blend until combined (5 seconds).
Store in a glass jar or serve
Note: Your apple sauce will be able to keep for about 2 weeks in the fridge. This recipe can be frozen for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 146mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 74IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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