tuesday tip: HOW TO MAKE EASY STOVETOP HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE [no sugar added]

This easy stovetop homemade applesauce takes maybe 10 min and it will be a game changer the next time you look at store bought applesauce!

Tis the season for apples! yay!

For the past 4 falls, we have ventured out into the vast unknown of the East Coast in search of an apple vineyard who will allow us to over-pay for to pick OUR OWN apples ha!

We clearly know this going into it and yet every year…without fail..we will do such a thing! And actually we are never sad we do it. Never sad we over pay and never sad that we spend a day picking those apples that turn out to be OH SO DELICIOUS!!!!

This year however, since we are Covid Utah bound (which we are very content being- such a great place to be in the fall), we will enjoy our apples from the nearest supermarket in the bins.

Nevertheless, the applesauce still tastes the same! And we will still enjoy our applesauce making traditions!

INGREDIENTS

• Apples
  • Any variety will work! My mom likes granny smith best, I like the red ones. To each their own.
  • Applesauce is also a good idea if you have some bruised apples in your drawer that need disposing of. Applesauce is no respecter of bruised apples.
• A Saucepan
  • yep. nothing else. no water, no sugar.

STEPS:

#1: Wash apples

#2: Peel apples -{if you don’t peel them, the skins end up floating around in your sauce and sometimes they are hard to chew. A bit chewy if you know what I mean}

#3: Place apples in saucepan over LOW LOW heat and cover with a tight fitting lid.

#4: Let cook for maybe 20-30 min. Stir occassionally but DON’T give up! The natural apple juices will leak out and make the sauce sooo saucey you won’t believe your eyes! But you have to be patient.

WAYS TO RUIN YOUR PRECIOUS SAUCE:

• Open the lid too often or for an extended period of time
• Turn the heat too high
• Add sugar (boo…apples are sweet enough- unless you use Granny Smith, then you might need some honey or maple syrup)

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