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Fall is here! It’s definitely my favorite season… I just love the colors and the temperature and wearing a comfy sweater outside. With fall comes apples, lots and lots of apples. I thought my first apple recipe of the season would be something pretty straight-forward, good old applesauce.

I picked up a variety of apples at the market this weekend to prepare. Once I was ready I peeled, cored and sliced the apples and tossed them in a pot with some water and lemon juice. I added some sugar and spices and from there it’s pretty easy. About 20 minutes later my apples were nice and soft and sending a lovely fall aroma throughout the apartment. The result was better than I hoped for. The applesauce was super appley, had a nice spice to it, but wasn’t sweet either. Honestly, it was just perfect, definitley the best applesauce I’ve ever eaten.

Ahhh, I just love fall.

Fresh Applesauce
makes 8 cups

9 medium size apples, a few different varieties
2/3 cup water
1/3 cup lemon juice (or about 1 lemon)
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon all-spice

1
Pour water and lemon juice into a heavy saucepan.
2
Peel, core and cut apples into 1-inch pieces. Toss immediately into saucepan to prevent browning.
3
Add sugar, salt and spices and put over medium-high heat.
4
Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for about 20 minutes, until apples get soft.
5
Remove from heat and mash with potato masher.
6
Pour into containers and store in fridge for up to 2 weeks.