Apple Sauce

Happy apples... aka happles!

Apple sauce from a jar? Tastes boring! 

Also, do you know whats in jar apple sauce? I went onto the Coles online website to check out the ingredients of a couple...

• Apples: Makes sense. I mean, it IS apple sauce! But what do we know about the apples? Are they fresh? Are they rotten? Are they covered in pesticide sprays? Isn't it better to make it yourself and choose the apples?
• Sugar: The amount of sugar added is not mentioned, nor is the form of sugar.
• Food acid 330: Added as an acidity regulator and antioxidant. This is a citric acid, in which there is not problem in its naturally occurring form. However, with artificially produced 330 (depending where or how it is produced with using sulfuric acid), many believe the product may contain mould, and/or sulphites which were not filtered out of production. For most people, sulphites are safe, however some people are allergic and ingestion can cause asthma and allergic reactions. Most citric acid is produced from corn and manufacturers do not always take out the protein which can be hydrolysed and creates MSG (621) - which is known to cause allergic reactions in many people, so avoid if you are sensitive to MSG. 330 has also been known to damage tooth enamel
• Food acid / Antioxidant 331: Sodium citrates - used to regular acidity and as an antioxidant. It has not caused any known reactions.
• Antioxidant 300: Ascorbic acid - an antioxidant, colour and preservative. Essentially this is a form of Vitamin C.

Why not spend 5 minutes prep time (+ 10 minutes cooking) and make your own? 

Thats some mighty fresh ingredients in this saucepan...

Melt a tiny amount of butter in a saucepan, then add 2 diced apples, ½ chopped red onion, 2 smashed cloves of garlic, a sprig of rosemary, salt, pepper and a small amount of filtered water to make a really tasty savoury apple sauce! Once all our cooked, use a handblender or masher to combine and serve.  

There you have a fresh apple sauce with REAL antioxidants added and tastes amazing.  It really adds a wow to your meals with very little effort!

Blended up and ready to eat!