Creating Tasty Homemade Crabapple Sauce
Don
This year I decided I would try making my own applesauce from the fruit growing on the crabapple tree in my front yard. With a bit of sugar and cinnamon you can create a tasty homemade applesauce from your own crabapples with a nice tangy flavor.
Anyone who has crabapple trees on their property will recognize just how much fruit is on a single tree! There is no need to let the deer enjoy all of your crabapples. Home cooked crabapple sauce is a nice change from the typical kitchen production of crabapple jelly.
Instructions
Start by picking enough crabapples to half fill a medium-size pot.
Wash the crabapples in cold water.
Using a sharp knife slice the top and bottoms off of the crabapples.
Place the washed apples in the medium sized pot and add a bit of water.
Bring the water up to a boil and then simmer the apples on medium until the apples are soft and collapse in the pot.
When the crabapples are done simmering they will collapse on their own.
Take the apples off the stove and use a colander to separate the apple skins and seeds from the apple sauce. With a large spoon press crabapples against the colander sidewalls to filter the sauce.
Seasoning Your Sauce
You'll need to adjust the amount of sugar and cinnamon you add to your crabapple sauce depending on the natural flavours of the crabapples and your personal preferences.
For my first batch of crabapple sauce I created enough apple sauce to fill two glass 19 ounces ( 540 ml ) bottles.
If you want an apple sauce with a tart flavour, three tablespoons of brown sugar works nicely. For a sweeter tasting sauce add a half cup of brown sugar. The addition of 1 teaspoon of cinnamon is the perfect finishing touch.
A fresh bowl of homemade crabapple sauce makes a nice desert.
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