After discovering the Oatmeal Replacement, which consists mainly of applesauce, I decided that it was time for me to try to make my own applesauce. As you probably know, there are a wealth of options at the grocery store…strawberry applesauce, cinnamon applesauce, apple butter…the list goes on. I was able (after a lot of label reading) to find a version from Mott’s with no sugar added, but I went through it so quickly that I found myself without any on hand and I was curious if homemade would be better. Since I always have apples and pears on hand, I decided to give it a whirl. To say it was delicious would be the understatement of the year. Every bite got better and better.
I should also say that before starting Paleo, one of my favorite desserts to make was this pear syrup over vanilla ice cream. I would just slice up a pear and cook it on the stove with a little brown sugar and cinnamon and in no time I would have a tasty topping. This gave me the idea of trying to add a few pears to the applesauce mix.
I surfed around for a good sugar-free recipe and I stumbled across this one on Paleoparents.com. I like it because they give you suggestions for what types of apples to use. Unfortunately, all I had on hand were a couple of Honeycrisps and some Bosc pears, but I figured they would have to work in a pinch.
Guys, this is a hard one to mess up and you may never go back to the store bought stuff! Now, if anybody knows if I could jar this and store it so I always have my own on hand – let me know…that is not yet my area of expertise!
This made about 3 cups – maybe a tad more.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Here’s what I used:
- 2 large Honeycrisp Apples, peeled, cored and cut into large chunks
- 1 Bosc Pear, peeled, cored, and cut into large chunks
- 1 tbsp cinnamon, approximately – I really just sprinkled it on
- 1 tsp nutmeg, approximately
- A 9×13 inch glass baking dish
- tinfoil
Cooking for Serendipity 