Homemade applesauce

So the other day while I was shopping at a semi-local grocery store I found 10lb bags of red delicious apples for $5.19. I bought 2 bags, we ate on them for about a week, then they started to get soft and grainy.

I peeled and cored all the apples and placed them in my huge 12 quart stockpot.

I put about a cup of water in the pan, 1cup of sugar, and about 2TBSP of Cinnamon (We like cinnamon in our applesauce, but you can leave that out if you prefer) I then placed the stove on a low heat and let it simmer for several hours.

The photo above is after about a hour. Make sure to stir every so often!

Now after about 2 1/2 hours it looks like this photo above.

I used my hand mixer to puree the apples even more, you can use a hand masher as well, or if you like your applesauce a little chunky you can skip this step.

After the applesauce cools it can be put it into storage containers, or if you want to can your applesauce you would want to do that while it is still hot.

I choose to use those small little containers that comes in a pack when you buy a multi box of sizes. This will make the perfect serving for a nice treat in school lunches.