Easy Peasy Apple Sauce

I love eating apple sauce with pork chops!!  I think this is probably one of the best combinations there is.  What is even better is that pork chops and apple sauce is very much a paleo meal!!!  YAY!!!  So I made this for dinner and I wanted to share the recipe for the apple sauce because it is so easy and so yummy.  I have not been able to eat apple sauce out of a jar since I started making this.  It does take some time to peel and cut all of the apples but the freshness is so worth it!

I started with a bag of apples.  I used red delicious because they were the best deal. 

I cut the apples into sections.  I think this is the easiest way to cut out the core and cut off the skin.  I use a little pairing knife.  If I had an apple peeler, slicer, corer thingy then I would use that but I don't so I use a knife.  This part takes the longest.

I then chop the apples into little pieces and put them in a pan.  The smaller you chop the pieces the faster your apples will become apple sauce.  My apples are not very small but I like my sauce chunky.  I then add about 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon.  You can add more or less depending on your taste.  I do not add any sugar.  I think apples have plenty of natural sugars in them to make them very sweet but if you want extra sweetness then this is the step where you would add a little sugar :)

I cook the apples on medium heat. Make sure to keep stirring them.  The apples are full of sugars and can burn easily.  If you feel like they are getting too hot then go ahead and turn the heat down.  After about 15 minutes they look like this:

I cooked my apples for about 30 minutes.  Again, I like them a little more chunky especially since I will be putting them on top of pork chops.  You can keep cooking them until they get to the consistency that you like.  Also, you can use a potato smasher to help the process along.  Here is my finished apple sauce.  Not only does it taste amazing, it also smells amazing!!!

Recipe:

7 medium size apples
1 T cinnamon

Peel and core apple.  Chop into small pieces.  Put into a pan with cinnamon.  Cook on medium heat and stir frequently until apple sauce reaches desired consistency.