September 2020 web

Just For Kids
Crock Pot
Applesauce
Nothing beats homemade apple sauce, making it in the
crock pot is easy and your house will smell divine while
the apples and cinnamon simmer all day long.
Ingredients
• 8 medium apples, Use a combination of Golden
Delicious, Honey Crisp, Fuji, Gala, etc.
• 1 strips of lemon peel - use a vegetable peeler
• 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 3 inch cinnamon stick
• 5 teaspoons light brown sugar, unpacked (you can
leave out for sugar-free)
Instructions
• Peel, core, and slice the apples.
• Place them in the slow cooker.
• Add the cinnamon stick, lemon peel, lemon juice and
brown sugar.
• Set crock pot to low and cook for 6 hours.
• Stir apples occasionally, apples will slowly become a
delicious applesauce.
• Remove cinnamon stick and use an immersion blender
to blend until smooth or if you prefer a chunky sauce,
leave sauce intact.
Note: Makes 3 cups.
Peach
Smoothie
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup peach or apricot nectar
• 1/2 cup sliced fresh or frozen peaches
• 1/4 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt
• 2 ice cubes
Instructions
• In a blender, combine all ingredients.
• Cover and process until blended.
• Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.
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