Happy Fruits And Veggies Monday!
Have you already made apple sauce this year? If not, now is the time!
Obviously we can buy apple sauce from the grocery store, but why would we do that when it’s super easy to prepare yourself? It’s certainly a simple process that won’t take you long. I always encourage you to prepare your food from the scratch, and making your own applesauce is a great start!
All you need:
• apples
• water
• sugar
• cinnamon (optional)
• large pot
• blender/hand blender
What to do?
• Wash and dice your apples, you can leave them quite big (one apple into 4-6 chunks is fine), but get rid of the cores.
• Place the apple chunks in a large pot filled with water (and a cinnamon stick if you wish), you don’t need a lot of water, just enough that the apples are mostly covered.
• Cook until the apples are a little soft, this should take approx. 5 minutes, depending on which apple cultivar you are using.
• Once the apples have softened, place them into a blender along with a little bit of that water you used for cooking them. Add some sugar, blend, and taste. Add a bit more sugar if needed. You can also add a little lemon juice to give it a nice twist.
• Pour the sauce into containers, and voilà ! Important note, please don’t do the same mistake I did, don’t fill your boxes completely, since apples contain water, and water expands in the freezer. As a consequence, all the lids will pop off. You can store the ready applesauce in the fridge (short term), or in the freezer, so you’ll have enough applesauce for the whole winter!
How to use apple sauce?
Applesauce is great for baking, for smoothies, to eat with oats or yogurt, only the sky is limit!
Here are some overnight oats I prepared for this morning using oats, apple sauce, oat milk, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Many thanks to @puravidaville for encouraging me to give overnight oats a try, it was a delicious autumnal breakfast!
Approx. a month ago, I wrote about stocking up on berries (post found here), but now it's the time for apples. Even if I love all the recipes I've seen in #fruitsandveggiesmonday, I feel it's also important to share posts like this too, preparing your own condiments and filling your freezer with fruits and berries you've picked yourself is so rewarding and fun! I hope all of you, including the lovely host of the contest @lenasveganliving, enjoyed this a little different post for this week's Fruits And Veggies Monday!
How do you use applesauce? 🍏 🍎
-Jasmin ❤