It's my birthday! {Apple Raisin Butter Sauce recipe}

Even on my birthday, I still have to be mom. Being mom means that I still have to feed my family. Sigh, I'll never understand why they need to eat daily. Serious flaw right there. 

My original plan was to make apple pie pancake batter this morning & then have Husband cook them up so I could just relax. Well, yeah.. I woke this morning to discover that I'm out of flour. Oh, the horror!

I started frantically looking through the cabinets.. what to make, what to make. Wait, I have apples.. and raisins.. and bread. Oh, and those farm fresh eggs. FRENCH TOAST with some sort of sauce. 

Then, Apple Raisin Butter Sauce was born. It's not overly sweet. It's perfection. 

Of course, I did just throw it together.. so hopefully I can remember everything. Feel free to tweak it to suit your needs. 

 

Ingredients:

•  3 apples, cored and diced (I left the peel on because I'm lazy.) 
• 1/4 cup of raisins
• 1.5 TBSP flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp ground clove
• 1/4 tsp ground allspice
• 1/4 cup of sugar
• 2 TBSP butter
• 2 cups water
• Cornstarch slurry (to thicken, if needed) 

~Note: I did cheat and use some butter extract to give it a more buttery flavor. This is NOT necessary. If you do, add a teaspoon. 

Directions:

1. Toss your apples in the flour, brown sugar, clove, allspice, and sugar. Melt butter in a pan over medium high heat.
2. Cook the apples in the melted butter until the edges start to soften and then add everything else.
3. Cook until apples are soft, raisins plump up a bit, and the sauce is thick. Use the cornstarch slurry (or other thickener) if you want the sauce to be thicker. 

Enjoy!