A is for Applesauce

Yesterday Soph and I made homemade applesauce, and it was so! #y and delicious! I'll never buy the ready made stuff again.  Unless of course I pass it in the grocery store while I'm starving, in a bad mood, or in a hurry.  So, I'll probably buy it during next week's grocery outing. It's a great thought though, to think I'll do this on a weekly basis. "But it'll be organic!", I'll tell myself.  And then I'll remember how I peeled the apples with Gabriel strapped to my chest, whining for milk or because his gums hurt. So then as I got the apples on the stove, I figured I would feed him real quick (but I forgot that it's never quick). I ended up forgetting about our precious simmering apples, but luckily got to them just before the charring set in.  Threw it in a blender, and had fresh homemade.cinnamon applesauce within hours,.haha.

Seriously though, it was super easy.  I like to add in the dramatics to make myself laugh later at my experiences.  What would have made the biggest difference is obvious: planning.  I did in on a whim, on a day when Gabriel was the crankiest.  However, I DID start this endeavor right after I laid him down for nap, but as luck would have it, he slept a whole 15 minutes! Isn't that amazing? 

We accomplished it, and Sophia had fun and was so proud.  She wanted to wait for Tim to get home so that we could all taste it together...but it just looked too delicious ;)

Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce

5 medium apples (peeled and quartered, ugh)

1/2 cup water 

1 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

Simmer on medium/low until soft, throw in blender or mixer, and add water to get it down to preferred consistency.  It didn't make a ton, so I'll be doubling the recipe next time (unless I buy pre made, ;)). 

Two posts in 1 week! 

#winningatlife