Homemade Granny Smith Applesauce

This is my absolute favorite applesauce!  I don't and won't eat anything else.  My favorite way to eat it is warmed up on toast... yummy!!!

Ingredients:

1 (3 lb.) bag granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and quartered

4 strips of lemon peel, make strips with a vegetable peeler

Juice from 1 lemon

1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick

1/4 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar, or to taste

1 cup water

1/2 tsp salt, or to taste

Directions:

Add all ingredients into a large pot, cover, and bring to a boil; lower to a simmer and cook for 20 – 30 minutes or until apples are perfectly soft and tender.  Remove from heat and take out cinnamon stick and lemon peel.  For a chunky style sauce, mash with a potato masher.  For a smooth sauce puree in a food processor to desired texture, or run through a food mill. 

This sauce is great hot or cold!  It can be refrigerated for up to 2 or 3 weeks and can be frozen for up to a year.  Trust me, it won’t last that long though!