Fall is my absolute favorite cooking season even though Keith is the chef in the house (No really... He actually went to culinary school). Between baking, the weather, football and football food, fall is our favorite season. We really enjoy all of the farm activities that Westchester, NY provides to us.
This weekend, we decided to go apple picking. There is a great orchard about 15 minutes from our house called Harvest Moon. Each weekend during the season, they have a festival which includes live music, food vendors, hayrides, horse back rides, bounce houses, games, farm animals and much more. Avery, my dad and brother even indulged in a few delicious turkey legs!
Now for the apple sauce! After we came home from the farm, we got to work cooking up a nice big batch.
Here's the recipe:
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: approx 12
- 10-15 apples
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
I started by peeling 10-15 medium sized apples and then coring them. If you don't have a apple corer, you can just cut the meat of the apple off the core. Cut the apples into cubes and toss them into a slow cooker, or a large pot. Add all ingredients and begin to slow cook. Since our slow cooker has recently broken, I threw everything into a pot and put the heat on a low setting for about 30-45 minutes. Periodically whisk the apple mixture until the apples break down.
Once the apples break down, scoop the mixture into mason jars and put in the refrigerator to cool. Once cool, serve and enjoy!
For our small family of three I often freeze some of the apple sauce to save for another time - if it's not all gone before then!
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