I’ve consumed more apples over the past month than I can count. Other than the apple pie a few weeks ago, they have been raw and eaten as a snack or as a lazy breakfast on a Saturday morning. After I picked up another half dozen at the market over the weekend, I decided it was time to make another standard of apple cookery: applesauce. And not just plain applesauce, cinnamon applesauce.
Applesauce is one of the absolute easiest things you can make. All you need is a saucepan, 4 or so apples, and a little bit of sugar, spices, and cider.
Cinnamon Applesauce
-4 large apples, chopped into 1/2 inch cubes
-1/2 cup apple cider
-1/4 cup granulated sugar
-1 tsp. cinnamon
-1/2 tsp. nutmeg
-1/2 tsp ground cloves
1. Pour cider into a large saucepan and add chopped apples. Add sugar and spices and stir with a large spoon until all apples are coated.
2. Cover and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes, stirring every 4 minutes or so.
3. Once apples are soft, remove from heat and mash with a potato masher until it reaches your desired chunky or non-chunky texture.
4. Store in a covered container in the fridge or use your favorite canning technique.