Question from Ann
We have an abundance of apples this year and I have a 4 month old. I have made applesauce with the apples previously and have had to use a lot of sugar as they are the tart variety. I want to make applesauce this year and can it for my son as he is just starting to eat cereal but I don’t want to sweeten it w/ sugar. I am not sure if I’ll have to sweeten it at all but if it’s too tart he may not like it. I know babies under 12 months should avoid honey so I’m not sure if I should use any other natural sources.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks much,
Debra’s Answer
I would get some sweet apples or apple juice and cook them down into Apple Syrup. And then use the apple syrup to sweeten the applesauce.
Or you could use evaporated cane juice (Sucanat or Rapadura), which would give a brown sugar flavor.
