My sister-in-law made apple sauce for her toddler, and I thought it sounded super yummy! So, I gave it a go myself. I semi-peeled two red apples, two green apples, and three pears. You certainly could fully-peel them, but it is a pain in the neck and it adds some vitamins. I cored and sliced them and cut them into chunks.
I put them all into a dish with a lid and put them into the oven for 45 minutes at 350°. The lid is really important, because it keeps the juices in. I did it once without a lid and the top layers were a bit dry. If you don't have a dish with a lid, you can put a few layers of foil.
It filled our house with the most delicious smell!! When it came out, I put about 3/4 of the mix into a blender to puree it for the babe. It smelled/looked so good, I took the other 1/4 and mashed it with a potato masher (so it remained fairly chunky). Here's the puree freezing for the babe:
The babe LOVES the natural sweetness of the apple/pears. It's also great to mix in with veggie-heavy foods for a picky baby. The best thing about the mix is it has almost a sorbet consistency - so I'm able to whack the frozen cube a few times with a meat hammer and stuff it into one of the most awesome things ever!! It's a mesh sack that babies can suck on bigger solids without fear of chocking. I like to use it with semi-frozen foods to help with teething pain. The babe goes nuts for it! We got the set of two shown here.
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