A Fall Recipe

A special thanks to Mother Nature for reading my previous post and turning our hot fall weather into cool, brisk days. This week has been absolutely gorgeous (minus the few rainy days). In honor of our cool weather, I’d like to share an apple recipe that is a quintessential fall cuisine. It’s super easy to make and oh, so yummy. A MUST for this season!

Homemade Applesauce

1 Lemon, zested and juiced

3 pounds apples, a mixture of your favorite varieties (about 8 apples)

¼ cup light brown sugar, packed

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground allspice

Place the zest and juice from the lemon in a large bowl. Peel, quarter, and core the apples (reserving the peel of 2 red apples) and toss them in the juice. Pour the apples, reserved apple peel, and juice into a slow cooker. Add the brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and allspice. Cover and cook on LOW for 2-3 hours, or until the apples are soft.

Remove and discard the apple peel. Mix with a whisk until smooth. Serve warm or chilled!

(If you don’t have a slow cooker, bake in a 350 degrees oven for 1-½ hours)

You’ll never buy applesauce from the grocery store again.

Enjoy!