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Have you ever been lucky enough to be given 2 stuffed to the brim bags of apples?  I have.  My folks went to visit out of town family last weekend and they came back with all kinds of goodies for me.  They brought me fresh from the farm eggs, homemade egg noodles, and 2 enormous bags of apples.  I felt like I hit the Real Food lottery.

You should have seen me……….I was giddy as a schoolgirl over apples.  These apples did not have a big “Organic” sticker on them, but I knew that was exactly what they were.  Apples grown in my aunt’s yard and certainly not sprayed with disgusting chemicals.  The apples came with a warning from my father, “You need to watch out for worms, of course.”  Gross!  For free apples, I am willing to put myself out there with my sword and shield and be on the lookout for worms.

So far………..so good.  I haven’t found any worms.  I am slowly working my way through the bags (using my pockets of time) and making Crockpot Cinnamon Applesauce.  My little dude loves his applesauce.  He often tells me he wants applesauce, applesauce, and applesauce for his lunch.  I feel really good about serving this applesauce to him.  Just imagine the love that goes into this applesauce……………from the growing of the apples, to the picking, to the peeling.  I hope he feels some of that love each time he eats it.

I am hoping to freeze some of this delicious and healthy applesauce for the winter. So far though, we are pretty much eating it as quickly as I make it.  My little guy isn’t the only one who likes it.

We like it scooped into a bowl or lunch container and eaten just as it is, but it is also really good on pancakes instead of syrup………especially my Cinnamon Spelt Pancakes. 

Like all my recipes, this is simple goodness.  If you use the best ingredients you can find, it will always taste better than its store-bought counterparts which are full of countless extra chemicals your family doesn’t need.

This is a great recipe because it can make as large or small of a batch as you like. The recipe is from the Crockin’ Girls.  You can see their recipe here.  I’ve made only one REAL Food change. When I make this recipe, it makes the house smell better than one of those expensive fall harvest candles. My husband says we should make this applesauce more often just because it smells so darn good!