HOW TO MAKE APPLE SAUCE

HOW TO MAKE APPLE SAUCE -this is one of the favorite sauce used in many kinds of food. The kids love it because of its smell and sweet taste. This one is great for pancakes and waffles. Even my niece likes it for her hash brown. Apple sauce is actually very easy to prepare and make because it does not require tricky preparations and cooking procedures. It does not even require tons of ingredients, all you need is apple, sugar, lemon extract, cinnamon and nutmeg. You can experiment using this recipe I am going to share with you. You can add some ingredients used in many kinds of sweet sauce to suit your taste. Here is the recipe:

HOW TO MAKE APPLE SAUCE

INGREDIENTS
4 pieces apple (peeled and cored)
3/4 cup water
6 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon lemon extract (or 1 teaspoon calamansi extract)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (ground)
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (ground)

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE AND DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING APPLE SAUCE
1. In a pot, combine together water, apple, lemon extract and sugar. Cover and bring to a boil. When boiling, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
2. Remove from pot and let cool down.
3. Transfer in a food processor or blender. Add the cinnamon and nutmeg then puree.
4. Transfer in a clean jar and serve with pancakes.

HOW TO MAKE APPLE SAUCE

HOW TO MAKE CREMA DE FRUTA (RECIPE)

HOW TO MAKE CREMA DE FRUTA (RECIPE) -this delicious dessert is very similar to what we call graham cake. The process is the same  only adding fruits and gelatin to crema de fruta. There are some graham cracker cakes that use fruits as one of its layer but others do not like the idea of combining fruits and milk. But that did not keep the people from making crema de fruta because this creamy dessert is very delicious. Making this food is very easy and simple. You co not even need tons of ingredients because all you need is the basic ingredients used in making graham cake. But of course graham crackers, heavy cream, condensed milk, gelatin and fruits are equally important in making this dessert. In the recipe I am about to share with you, you can replace the cocktails with fruits you want, either pineapple, mango or mixed berries but make sure the fruits will compliment the taste of cream and gelatin. Here is my recipe:

HOW TO MAKE CREMA DE FRUTA (RECIPE)

INGREDIENTS
250g fruit cocktail
250ml heavy cream
250ml condensed milk
250-300g graham crackers of your choice
1 pack gelatin powder
cocktail juice

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE AND DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING CREMA DE FRUTA
1. In a mixing bowl, combine together cream and condensed milk. Mix thoroughly or whip until doubled in volume.
2. In the graham cake tray, arrange the first layer of crackers until the whole area is covered.
3. Pour cream mixture until all the crackers are covered generously.
4. Arrange another layer of crackers and pour cream mixture once again.
5. Arrange fruit cocktails as one layer.
6. Repeat the steps until you run out of the ingredients but make sure that fruit cocktail is the top layer.
7. In a skillet, combine together cocktail juice and gelatin powder. stir and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes over low heat.
8. Let the mixture cool then pour gently over the cocktail layer.
9. Chill in the fridge before serving. Enjoy!

HOW TO MAKE CREMA DE FRUTA (RECIPE)

HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS FRUIT SALAD (RECIPE)

HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS FRUIT SALAD (RECIPE) -fruit salad can be seasonal depending on how you are going to make it. Canned fruits would be the best because it is preserved so you won't have to worry if the fruits you are going to use is in season. There are some fruits that you can not find in a fuit cocktail so if you want to use fresh ones, it can be very expensive when it is not in season. but I would like to advice you to use alternative fruits that are abundant during months of December because it can be cheap to buy. These days, the most common fruits used in making salad is the canned cocktails because you do not have to bother looking for the fresh ones you want in the market plus cocktails have the most commonly used fruits for salad. Here is the recipe:

HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS FRUIT SALAD (RECIPE)

INGREDIENTS
1 large can fruit cocktails (about 800grams)
1 small jar Nata de Coco
1 small jar Kaong
4 cups shredded young coconut
250ml sweet condensed milk
250ml all-purpose cream
1 cup raisins (optional)

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE FOR FRUIT SALAD
1. Drain all the fruit ingredients including kaong and nata de coco. We only need the solid fruits.
2. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well until perfectly incorporated.
3. Cover the bowl and refrigerate to chill before serving.

HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS FRUIT SALAD (RECIPE)