Cinnamon Applesauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup red cinnamon candies
• 8 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced (tart apples are preferred)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup hot-tamale jelly beans
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, add 1 cup water and cinnamon candies; bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 to 6 minutes or until candies are dissolved.
• 2 in a large saucepan or cooking pot, add apples and the dissolved candy mixture along with the additional 1/2 cup of water.
• 3 cook until apples are soft; mash apples.
• 4 now add 1 cup sugar, hot-tamale jelly beans and continue to simmer until most of the tamale beans are dissolved, about 10 minutes.
• 5 some of the jelly beans will not be dissolved and this is okay, they will be light in color.
• 6 serve hot or refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 7 serve with ice cream, whipping cream or whipped cream or serve as is.
• 8 the apple sauce has a vary light touch of a cinnamon"spicy" taste.
• 9 you may adjust to your taste by adding more cinnamon candies or using less.
• 10 if you desire to have the sauce spicier, just add a few more cinnamon candies and a small amount of water to a small saucepan and dissolve.
• 11 add to applesauce and mix well.