Homemade Applesauce

We're working on clearing out these apples we picked the other day. Today we made applesauce. It was sooooo yummy! Here's our recipe:

12 large apples, or 24 small
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 1/4 cups water

Peel, core, and chop your apples. Put them in one big pot or divide into two smaller pots. As this cooks it will shrink, so if your pot is pretty full it will be fine. Add the rest of the ingrediants to the pot and cook over medium heat for 20-30 minutes. Once your apples are nice and squishy, run them through a food mill or china cap, give them a swirl in your blender or food processor, or use your potato masher or submersion blender to puree the apples. Now you can either can or freeze your applesauce.
After we made this, I wished I would've thought to use honey instead of brown sugar. I don't know why I didn't think of that. Next time I'll try this and post the results. Regardless, there's not much sugar in this. It's recommended that children have no more than 4 teaspoons of added sugar a day. If you dish this out in half cup servings, that would be 2 teaspoons per serving. It's still healthier than what you'll find at the store and tastes way better, too!