Easy Homemade Applesauce is a great little recipe for kids to start out with when getting comfortable in kitchen. It’s really easy, has only a few ingredients and most kids will at least try it. The coring, peeling and dicing is literally the most complicated part of this fun recipe.
INGREDIENTS
Click on the picture to learn fun facts and silly jokes about the ingredients!
APPLES
SKILLS & TOOLS FOR MAKING APPLESAUCE
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- These knives are very kid friendly and help kids get comfortable using knives without slicing fingers!
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- These knives are very kid friendly and help kids learn to use knives without slicing fingers!
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- An apple corer is a fun tool but if you don’t have it, don’t sweat it. You can cut out the core and seeds after slicing.
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- Here is the apple corer. It’s a fun tool if you have it and kids might think it’s cool to hollow out the apple!
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- Always fun to find peek holes in stuff!
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- This is another fun tool if you have it. The kids loved this because, well, it’s very satisfying to take down a whole apple in one fell swoop!
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- You gotta put some muscle into it and watch out for little fingers underneath!
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- Whoop! Very satisfying!
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- Peeling apples with a knife is fun but takes practice. Kids will need some help being safe with the knife or you can jump in here and help out!
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- Make a game out of how long you can go without breaking the peel!
TOOLS YOU NEED:
- Large Pot or Dutch Oven with lid (click link to see what a Dutch Oven is. Prices can range greatly from $30-$300 depending on brand).
- Blender (Vitamix is one of the best but pricey-around $300!) or a Food Processor (this $40 one gets the job done great) or Hand Masher (most affordable and kids love using it!).
- Knife: Here’s our favorites for kids.
OPTIONAL:
STEPS TO MAKE EASY HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE
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- 1. PEEL
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- 3. DICE
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- 4. APPLES, SUGAR & WATER IN PAN
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- 5. 30 MINUTES LATER
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- 6. MASH BY HAND
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- 7. MASH MASH MASH!
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- 8. OR USE A BLENDER
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- 9. VOILA!
Applesauce with cinnamon
Enjoy and have fun with SIZZLE KIDZ’S
EASY HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE!
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Easy Homemade Applesauce
Description
This is one of the easiest recipes you can make with kids! It doesn’t take very long, its fun to mash stuff up and it is something most kids like to eat! Use this recipe to get the kids in the kitchen and used to turning fresh ingredients, like raw apples, into something fun and yum!
Remember to click on each ingredient to find out some cool stuff about it and laugh at a corny joke!
Ingredients
- 8 cups of diced apples (about 1–2 inch cubes; any non-green apples will work but we like McIntosh, Pink Lady, & Gala)
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 cup water
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Peel and dice apples into 1-2 inch cubes, discard core and seeds.
- Put all ingredients in a large dutch oven pot, cover and cook for 20-30 minutes stirring occasionally until apples break down.
- Transfer cooked apples to a blender or food processor and blend until desired consistency.
Garnish with cinnamon and serve!
Notes
- Apple seeds have tiny amounts of the poison, cyanide, in them. Not enough to hurt you if you accidentally eat a pip (a seed), but don’t give them to your pets!
- It will seem like you need more water when you first start cooking the apple chunks. You don’t! You will be surprised how much water is already in apples and will come out as you cook them. You are basically cooking your apples in their own delicious apple juice!
- Blend a lot for smooth applesauce and just pulse for chunkier applesauce. You can also use a hand masher which can be more fun, but more work too!
- You can add almost anything to your applesauce to get a new flavor. Some fun things are cinnamon, cranberries, or ginger.
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