Applesauce – So Sweet You Don’t Even Need Sugar!

“What are we cooking today?!” students ecstatically asked Common Threads Food Educators as they walked into the classroom. “Applesauce!” This recipe inspires conversations about spices while the apples cook down to a chunky sauce. During this time we look at a world map to notice the origins of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and nutmeg. When the room starts to smell wonderful,we serve up warm applesauce and start to explore the spices! The result? As one Roosevelt Elementary fourth grader exclaimed after tasting the freshly made applesauce, “It is so sweet, and we didn’t even add sugar!”