Spicebush Apples

 

1 Apple (peeled or unpeeled, depending on personal preference)

2 T. Salted Butter

2¾ T. Brown Sugar

1/16 tsp. Ground Cinnamon

2 Fresh Spicebush Berries

 

Decide whether or not you want to peel your apple(s). Apples with the peel left on take a while longer to cook through.  Chop your peeled or unpeeled apple into slices. Put them in a small pot, then add the butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Chop the spicebush berries in half, and add them to the pot.  Place the pot on a burner set on low to medium-low. Stir occasionally as butter melts, then cover and leave to simmer until apples are preferred level of softness. Stir every so often as you wait. A sweet sauce will naturally be made as the apples release juice and the other ingredients melt and combine together. The time it will take depends on such things like how big your apple was, the size of your slices, if you left the peel on or cut it off, and so on, so there’s no real hard number for how long to cook them. Test the apples every so often by stabbing them with a fork.