Given the stress levels (particularly mine, for some odd reason) this week, I'm not surprised that I turned to a soothing comfort food this afternoon when a snack craving hit. I had, in a fortuitous moment Monday morning, made a batch of fantastic roasted applesauce that I had adapted from my fellow Torontonian Kevin - the post had been staring at me, daring me to break down and make some leftover apples into the goodness that is spiced, caramelized fruit sauce. I opted for a chunky blend of Russets, Honeycrisps and Mutsus basically because it's what I had in the fridge, and it was (and is) fantastic plain, in oatmeal and as "jam" on toast. Excuse me, I'm going to get another bowl...
Have a very merry Christmas everyone, I'll be back on the 27th with more goodies!
Roasted Applesauce
Serves 4
4 medium-large apples, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup water
2 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Place apple pieces in a deep roasting dish.
- Combine water, sugar and cinnamon, pour over apples and toss.
- Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes or until apples are soft and beginning to caramelize.
- Mash the apples with a potato masher for a chunky texture or run through a food mill for a fine puree.
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 117.6
Total Fat: 0.7 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 0.0 mg
Total Carbs: 30.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
Protein: 0.4 g
Yeah - they got it right with "loaves" ... so who knows? ;)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!