Home Made Applesauce (26,27,28)

I am sorry for the time away.  Things got very busy for a few days.  I try to post everyday but I have to be realistic that sometimes it might be every couple days or even every three days like now.  

I am doing really well.  I have really transitioned into this healthy eating lifestyle quite nicely.  Although I have to admit my sweet tooth has been making me feel a little antsy lately and I really wanted to do something to curb the wanting a little bit.  I decided I would look up how to make applesauce on my own,  As I looked, I decided I would kind of throw things together and use what I read as a very basic guideline.  So this is my very simple recipe for making homemade applesauce that I came up with.  

Ingredients:

Apples (3lbs)

Nutmeg (1/4 tsp)

Cinnamon (1 tbsp)

Apple Pie Spice (1tsp)

Peel or don't peel your apple to start (I didn't)

Core and slice each apple into 8 pieces

Put apples in crockpot

sprinkle seasonings on top

Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours (I did 3 hours and 45 min)

I used an immersion blender to blend my applesauce 

This one

You could also use a blender but be careful not to over do it

This was my final product and I loved it!

I had a ton of fun with this recipe and I know now that I figured out how to do it, and how easy it is, that I will be doing it all the time,.It is so much cheaper than buying the jar stuff from the store and I know exactly what is going into it. I also read it stays good for up to 3 days...but I don't think mine will last that long!!

This is the back of a jar that I have in my fridge that the kids have been eating...I am going to try so hard to switch them over, There really is a bunch of junk in there!

A little note on the immersion blender, this was my first time using it.  I think it is amazing.  I love having all these new tools to make cooking new recipes more fun.  It is great.

I have also been working on my couponing.  I spent Thursday cutting out inserts and internet prints and getting them all into my binder for the first time in months.  It is a very tedious job but really helps me to save so much money.  I am hoping starting in April that I can continue blogging this way but also add in deals as well.

It has occurred to me that since I started this blog that I have been living less inside my head and more in the actual real world.  It is helping me get back to a normal life and I find myself not secluding myself as much.  Thanks for taking the time to read and comment.  It really means a lot to me.  I can't believe it has been almost a month since I started this whole journey. 

I hope you guys are having a great weekend!

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