Applesauce
Our daughter made applesauce with her class in Kindergarten and loved it! She said all we need are "apples, sugar, water, and cinnamon". We try it out here and make enough for a nice warm snack - about ½ cup. Originally served as part of: Craving Waffles.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces two medium, green Farmer's market and a Macintosh apples
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- sprinkle ground cinnamon
Instructions
On our cutting board we cut the apples in quarters with our paring knife, remove the cores and peel all the pieces with our small knife. We chop each quarter into quarters and add to a small pot. We add the sugar and water and a sprinkle of cinnamon and bring to a boil over medium heat. We stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. Then, we lower the heat to medium low, continue to stir occasionally, and cook uncovered for another 15 minutes until the apples have fallen apart.
We serve the applesauce warm, but it is also great cold from the refrigerator.
Ingredients
- 12 oz apples (2 medium: green and Macintosh)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- ground cinnamon (a sprinkle)
Instructions
What's a kid job?
A Kid job is a step kids can help with, with a grown-up nearby, not one they do on their own. Every kid is different, so go by what your child can do rather than by age. Roughly:
- Little ones (about 2 to 4) can stir, pour in ingredients a grown-up has measured, tear lettuce, wash vegetables and sprinkle toppings.
- Older kids (about 5 to 8) can also measure and level, crack eggs, whisk, roll and cut out dough, and put things together.
- Bigger kids can read the recipe aloud, keep track of the timer, and take on more of the cooking as they're ready.
Steps with a knife, microplane, skewers, stove, oven, grill or hot oil, or with raw meat, poultry or seafood, are marked Grown-up. Kids can still watch those, from a safe distance.
Grown-up
Quarter, core and peel the apples with a paring knife. Cut each quarter into 4 pieces and put them in a small pot.
Kid job
Add the sugar, water and cinnamon.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring now and then with a wooden spoon. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, about 15 minutes, until the apples fall apart. Serve warm or cold. Makes about ½ cup.