Homemade Applesauce

When I was younger my Grandma Bert use to make the best applesauce. She had apple trees on her farm and I remember stumbling over fallen apples in yard when playing outside. I also remember when the Cool-Whip containers full of her delicious creation appeared in the refrigerator...they wouldn't last very long in there. It was so sweet, delicious and addicting! When I saw this recipe in The Healthy College Cookbook (which I recently picked up) I knew I wanted to try it out. Then my mom bought harvest apples from the farmer's market I was reminded of Grandma Bert's apple trees. I couldn't wait to get in the kitchen and get peeling! Now I know that I am no longer in college so why would I buy a book geared towards college students you may be asking yourself. I bought this book because of two factors: 1) most of the recipes include items mostly likely aready in the pantry and 2) most of the serving sizes are 4 or less. I'm not a big fan of leftovers and I'm usually cooking for myself or for Sonny and I. So there is my little justification on purchasing this particular cookbook, even though I didn't have to do that.

Back to the recipe at hand. I made two batches of this delicious recipe and it was very simple. I made a batch following the recipe by myself and later that night I made a quintuple batch with my mom. My mom pulled out her apple peeler/slicer/corer which made me wish I would have waited to start peeling and slicing because that apple peeler was pretty cool and fast. We cooked it up, which really was waiting for the apples to soften and then divided it up to be eaten. 

I have to admit, I'm not a big fan of cinnamo in my applesauce, but I thought I'd give it a chance. Besides, Grandma use to always put it in her applesauce so why not in mine. When I tasted the applesauce I was taken back to my childhood, sitting at the table enjoying a spoonful of Grandma's applesacue...well something pretty close to it. I've already taken some to work for lunch and the rest was put in the freezer for enjoyment later. I am looking forward to pulling these out of the freezer to enjoy during the winter months.