More apple cooking

With some more of our donated apples, Miss Britney was able to do a fun activity with all of our Tuesday/Thursday friends. We made pumpkin apple butter! The students got to help pour, measure, and stir out mixture and the butter cooked on the stove all day! It smelled AMAZING! The pumpkin apple butter had to cook longer than our school day, so we had to wait a few days to come together again to get a good taste! We made pancakes to sample our butter on. IT WAS DELICIOUS!!

Recipe: 5 Large apples (or 8-10 small) cored and chopped
            One small can of 100% pumpkin
            One tsp vanilla
            1/4 cup maple syrup
            juice from half a lemon
            1 tsp cinnamon
            2 tsp (or more) pumpkin pie spice
            1/2 cup water

Mix everything together and cook covered on low for several hours until it is brown and the apples are falling apart. Take the lid off and cook until there is very little liquid. Blend the mixture with an immersion blender or carefully in a blender. Cool and enjoy as a spread, in oatmeal, in a smoothie, or off a spoon!