Apple sauce
Sometimes I seriously wonder if there is something wrong me. If I was maybe born with that famous ‘hole in the head’… Or maybe I actually think that there are 48 hours in each day (wouldn’t that be awesome by the way??) but noooo, that is all not true. I’m mean; yes I am slightly mad and yes, I am sometimes very delusional and yes I’ve managed to create yet another blog. Tsssk, I can hear you think.. Why would that be of any use?
It’s gone live today and if you cannot contain your curiosity; it’s called Beetroot and Halloumi and the idea is to make this a foodblog but centered around healthy food and healthy living.. BOOORRRRINNNG I can hear you think.. Maybe… I need to get better at controlling my healthy I think and thought this would be a cool way to keep the focus while in the meantime still eat unhealthy different dishes here on Junglefrog Cooking. Obviously there is no way I’m gonna abandon this baby so rest assured that will still be there. And I might over time decide that it was a bad idea and that nothing good has come of it, but for now I’m happy with it. It’s not exactly the way I want it to be yet. I hate having to search for a new theme and then installing it, spending time on it; only to find out it’s not exactly what it claimed to be. O well… it’s up and it’s working more or less. It looks ok-ish too. Still a bit empty since you see a lot of posts on the front page. And even though I think I’m superwoman, I cannot turn out twenty posts in one day.
The recipes will eventually be different from the ones featured here but in order to fill it up a bit I will use some of the recipes I’ve made over the last couple of years. The healthy ones ofcourse only!
Now talking about this delicious and plain applesauce. You would almost wonder why you would even need a recipe for that. Well you don’t really but I’m gonna share it with you anyway. It’s delicious, fragrant and anything a good apple compote should be! For the last bit of winter and now please let’s get on with spring already!
Apple sauce
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| Serves | 4 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 30 minutes |
| Total time | 45 minutes |
| Meal type | Condiment, Side Dish |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| By author | Simone van den Berg |
Ingredients
- 500-1000g apples (I used a variety of different apples)
- 4 pieces star anise
- 3-4 tablespoons cinnamon sugar
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
Directions
| Peel and core all the apples and cut them into chunks. Don't make them too big or it will take too long to cook. Put all the apple cubes in a large saucepan, add a little bit of water and the orange juice to the pan, add the cinnamon sugar and star anise and bring to the boil. As soon as it's boiling turn the heat down to a simmer and leave it simmering for about 20-30 minutes. Check regularly to see how you're apples are doing. If you like the sauce to be smooth leave it fairly long, but if you like bits and chunks in the sauce then make sure you don't boil it too long. | |
Note
If you do not have cinnamon sugar (which is basically sugar with cinnamon added in it) you can ofcourse use regular sugar and add one or two cinnamon sticks in it.
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Simply delicious! I love the addition of star anise and orange juice.
Cheers,
Rosa
Yes I have a star anise addiction I think..
Love it!
oh no no not boring at all.. but another blog !! That is double work. As much as I love working on my blog i know how much time and effort it requires .
Just check out your another blog and already loving the recipes, and also booked the Thai chicken soup
Yes it is indeed double work, although for the ‘new’ one I am also going to be looking more at other bloggers doing guestposts..
Love your clicks !! I love apple sauce and specially this chunky one ! Awesome
Thanks so much! I love apple sauce and for me it just has to be chunky!
First off, good luck with your healthy blog Simone…if you can muster the energy, then go for it! As for this sauce…yum! I love the addition of star anise…brilliant!
Thanks so much Peter. I hope I can pull it of but I guess time will tell eventually!
Nonono, I don’t think a healthy blog is boring! Good luck with it, the problem is the amount of work several blogs mean!
Good..
Glad you don’t think it’s boring.. And yes, the amount of work involved could very well become a problem!
interessting, u add in staranis and orange juice. have to show that my mum.
Congrats to your new health food blog. =)
u dont like choosing themes and all? thats one of my favourite thigns to do when starting a blog.
Well yes and no to the picking of the new theme. I like it as it’s exciting and new. But then once I have done quite a bit of work, I usually find out that this or that theme is maybe not what I thought it would be and then I have to start all over again. That’s sort of the issue..
yummy looking pickle
Thanks Deepa
This apple sauce is perfect with she variety of apple and fragrant of then spice, and I just amaze u can manage 2 Blog ate the same time, congratz on ur new blog, we did need to live a healthy life and still have the indulgence so its not boring to me
Tq for sharing! I’m a new follower now
Great! Thanks for following! And yes living a healthy life is important indeed!
You have me roaring with laughter – you are so funny, sweet and self-effacing! I love your blog, your work and it is always a pleasure to read your stories, live your adventures and see your stunning food photos – and creative food! Another blog coming from you will be anything but boring! And mmmm applesauce – I’ve actually been wondering why I don’t make it more often?!
Thanks so much Jamie. You’re sweet..
And yes applesauce is so simple and so versatile too!
You go girl! I know sometimes the days look very short, but once you start blogging it becomes an addiction and you just have to keep going and expand. I know the feeling :-p I can’t wait to see what you post on your new blog. and what you’re going to do with this apple sauce
Thanks so much Ben! And yes it is addictive isn’t it?
i’d love this sauce with vanilla ice cream
Winning combination; apple sauce and icecream!
Another blog! I don’t know how you do it!
I love homemade apple sauce. Actually, I even love the storebought kind in Belgium, because it has big pieces of apple still in it; but here in Canada, the apple sauce in stores is always too smooth and puréed for my taste, so I make it myself when I want some.
I did say I was mad did I not? lol..
Yes we have some of the storebought chunky ones here too, which are ok-ish although nothing beats homemade really! I do hate the pureed ones which we always had at home! With fries..
oh yummy! I think this could have gone to your other blog!! I would consider it somewhat “healthy”. lol.. Looks like it would have been great as a pie filling!
Well it does have fruit so yes it could have gone over to the other one. I’m sure I am gonna have a bit of crossovers anyway! O and love the idea of the pie filling!
Delicious! This is something I would love to make for myself and my daughter to enjoy!
And you could even have it for breakfast!
Another blog? You are amazing, Simone – I can’t even keep up with one! How many do you have now total? Then again, with your beautiful recipes and photography, there can never be enough Simone blogs
Love the slightly red hue of this apple sauce…using a variety is always the best..I do that with apple pies. I wish I had that bowl of it in your photos now!
Yes I am slightly mad Lisa… I have 3 in total (shh don’t tell anyone..) as I have a Dutch one too. And I just love doing it (or I wouldn’t have been able to keep up) It might actually somehow turn out ok-ish… Fingers crossed!
We might not need a recipe for applesauce, but trust me, we need your fabulous applesauce pictures to look at and inspire us to make home made applesauce. I don’t think applesauce has ever looked that good to me before!
And where to we sign for 48 hour days? I’m all for that!!! Although I’m thinking you’re gonna need more like 72! Am loving the new blog, as you can very well imagine, and I am looking forward to seeing your new and healthy recipes. How very exciting!!!
O yes, I can sign up for 72 hour days too but can I then also mmm, have a little more sleep in between..? In terms of the healthy… I’ll be sending you an email shortly with a question!
I love making homemade applesauce (minus the peeling the fruit part!)!! I love adding different kinds of fruits and spices too! I have not tried anise, but my husband would love that!