I have a serious love affair with Fall! And my goal? To instill this intense love for this season into my children! I knew I was succeeding when Nicholas began his apple picking countdown about a week ago and each day was devastated it wasn't yet time to go pick our apples! :)
Yesterday, our day finally arrived. It's an annual tradition we do with our church. And I seriously love this day! This year was so great too! The weather was perfect. I think the high was 47...the chill in the air definitely makes picking the apples all the more like a Fall activity!
I'll definitely be posting more pictures later on, but here's a sneak peek
the kid loves his apples!
So with all those apples we picked yesterday, Columbus Day couldn't have fallen on a better day! The weather today is a high of 55 maybe, it's dreary and so fall-like and seriously one of the reasons I love fall so much! :) We put aside traditional book learning today for some fall crafts and projects and some baking! After all, we have LOTS of apples! :)
And, now to wow you with my whiz-like baking skills, I wanted to share with you the easiest and well the easiest applesauce recipe you'll ever find!
you need apples and a crockpot. That's about it. Oh yes, and cinnamon! :)
Personally, I don't like adding sweetener to my applesauce. They are a nice combination of sweet and tart (especially if you combine various types of apples and get all those flavors juicing together) and I prefer to limit the sweet for me and the kids! :) In the past, I think I've added a touch of lime juice to the mix, but today chose just to do apples and cinnamon sticks.
Stick that in your crockpot on low for about 6-8 hours or until apples are nice and mushy and you're almost done!
after they have cooked fully, all you really need to do (depending on the texture you like) is either blend it all together (take out your cinnamon sticks first) or mash with a fork. Personally I like a bit of texture in my applesauce so I used a fork.
The kids and I have already indulged!
so so tasty! and see, wasn't that amazingly simple?
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That look so delicious and so simple! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIf you can believe it i have never learned how to make homemade applesauce! I am so excited for this post!
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i love fall too!! so does my oldest son! :) that applesauce looks so yummy!!
ReplyDeleteYum...nothing like fresh apples and cinnamon to welcome fall :)
ReplyDeleteNow is that it, I would have been making this every Fall, I will be making some this week!
ReplyDeleteHi. I just got home from a full day conference, so I think I'll peel my apples and put them in the crock pot for an overnight delight! Thanks for this awesome temptation! I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteOh yum! I really need to remember to try this with my boys, homemade applesauce it by far the best! Yay for Fall!
ReplyDeletemmmm I can't wait to get crack'n on my apple stash too! I LOVE fall as much as, and for the same reasons, you do. Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteI love fall too! Thanks for sharing...that applesauce looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteFall and winter are my favorites...so cozy and romantic!! The applesauce looks so good...you are always cooking up something good! :) wishing you and your family a beautiful fall! Hope you are feeling great! Xoxox
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