O.K. you got me, it's applesauce. But it tastes just like the best home made apple pie filling I have ever had minus all the sugar. So in my humble opinion, it's a million times better! Honestly, this was so, so delicious that if you try this you will never ever buy the jarred stuff again, it's That good! Not only is this crust less apple pie delicious, but super quick... lightning fast I tell you. You can have fresh, warm cinnamony applesauce in less time than it would take you to drive to the store. The kids will L.O.V.E making this with you too. Mine thought they were pretty important when they "smushed" the apples all by themselves and gave a bowl full of "Apple Smosh" to daddy. While I was peeling all of 8 apples it took to make a big batch of applesauce the boys and I did a little Math. I'm sneaky that way. "We have 3 peeled apples and 5 more in the basket, how many apples do we have?"
I've done a little cost breakdown analysis for you just in case your now won over by now.
Mott's Applesauce:
average price for 32 oz. jar = $3.49
Ingredients include: Apples, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Water And Ascorbic Acid To Maintain Color.
Cost to make your own: 6 cups/48 oz. = $2.89
* using red delicious apples bought in bulk I'm not great at math, but that's a pretty big cost savings!
MAKES 6 CUPS
You Will Need:
8 large Apples ( I used Red Delicious because they were cheapest)
1/2-1 cup water or apple juice/cider
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Putting it all together:
Peel and core apples. Throw into pressure cooker with 1/2 cup apple juice. Cook on 1st red ring for 2 minutes. Bring pressure down naturally. Add cinnamon and nutmeg.
Using a potato masher, let your kids mash the apples to desired consistency.
For a special treat, serve warm over Vanilla Bean Ice Cream! Yumm Me!
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