Yesterday I spent some time in the kitchen again. It felt good to be cooking. I made some nice vegetable broth from garden veggies. (It’s kind of funny, I threw a couple beets in the pot and now the broth is a lovely pink color. Which means, that anything I cook with it will have a lovely pink tint. hee hee.)
I also made some Honeyed Cinnamon Applesauce. I made it to use in some pumpkin granola that I plan on trying this weekend. But, while the honey was cooking on the stove, I had about 20 bees visiting my windows. They were so cute, all buzzing trying to get into see what the honey fragrance was. I love bees.
Making your own applesauce really isn’t hard at all, and this only took about 30 minutes. It’s like eating freshly made apple pie. Serve warm or chilled. I like serving it with some vanilla yogurt.
Unprocessed October Day 7’s menu:
breakfast: cantaloupe and coffee
Having a large pot of minestrone in the ‘fridge worked out great
lunch: the last of the minestrone, and I added green beans, cauliflower, and fresh mozzarella
Caramelized onions with thyme served on sourdough toast topped with blue cheese crumbles
dinner: sourdough toast topped with caramelized thyme onions and blue cheese crumbles. Oh, just soooo tasty.
Tomorrow (day 8 ) will be Cinnamon Roll Friday. Always a great way to start the weekend.
Honeyed Cinnamon Applesauce Recipe
Honeyed Cinnamon Applesauce
Ingredients
- 4 apples
- 1/2 cup honey or pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon you can add more cinnamon or nutmeg or cloves if you like a spicier applesauce
Instructions
- Peel, core, and coarsely chop 4 apples (I used 2 Granny Smiths and 2 Braeburns), any variety will work
- Combine honey and water in a Dutch oven, and bring to a boil. Add apples and cinnamon.
- Cover and cook over medium-low for 25 minutes, until tender. Mash the apples with the back of a wooden spoon. Cook, uncovered until most of the liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes.
I wanted to stop by and say that your Honeyed Cinnamon Applesauce has been the hit of my Link Party this week. Thanks for stopping by and sharing! Be sure to check back at Dial M for Moms on Monday. Love for you to share another decadent dessert. -Deb (DialMforMoms.com)