Applesauce for the Freezer

There is nothing better than homemade applesauce with hand-picked apples, and it is so easy to do! If you want chunky applesauce, use a potato masher to mash the cooked apples. If you prefer smooth apple sauce, run the cooked apples through a food mill. The key is adding a few strips of lemon peel to the apples while cooking. The lemon heightens the apple flavor. Make sure you use a good cooking apple like Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Jonathan, Mcintosh, or Gravenstein. Ready to serve as soon as you’re done, either hot or refrigerated. Delicious with vanilla ice cream or vanilla yogurt. Freezes easily, lasts up to one year in a cold freezer.

Step: 1

Stir apples, water, brown sugar, white sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon stick, lemon zest, and salt together in a large pot. Place a cover on the pot and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the apples are soft, 20 to 30 minutes.

Step: 2

Remove pot from heat. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and lemon zest strips. Mash apples with a potato masher.

Per Serving: 63 calories; protein 0.2g; carbohydrates 16.6g; fat 0.1g; sodium 60.1mg.

Deciding stay in and cook your food instead of eat in the evening out is already a process in the best direction if you’re focusing on eating healthier. There’s no better way to know exactly what’s happen into the food you’re eating than by making it homemade Mastering the main dish is only half the process , like that . And once you’ve perfected your chicken, steak, or fish, that is time to turn your attention to the ever- focusing side dishes.

A side dish would easily derail your health goals, as sugar , sodium, fat, and calories would all get than high quickly if you’re not think about it . But with our good practise of cook on side dish recipes, you won’t ever run into that problem .