Easy Handmade Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
Cinnamon applesauce ornaments are a fun and easy way to add a touch of natural beauty to your home for the holidays. They are also a great way to use up leftover applesauce. The ornaments are not only beautiful but biodegradable.
Equipment
- Oven
- KitchenAid Stand Mixer optional
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- 1 1/4 Cup Ground Cinnamon
- 1 TBSP Ground Cloves, Optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (93 degrees C).
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In KitchenAid (stand mixer) with paddle attachment, combine applesauce, cinnamon, and cloves.
- It may take a few minutes for the mixture to come together. You want the dough to be able to form a ball without it being too sticky. Add additional applesauce if the dough is too dry or more cinnamon if the dough is too sticky.
- Note: You can mix the dough by hand. It will take longer.
- Sprinkle a clean surface with cinnamon (like you would with flour while rolling our pie dough).
- Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into 1/4-inch thickness. Flipping the dough over and sprinkling more cinnamon to keep it from sticking to the surface or rolling pin.
- Cut out into desired shapes using cookie cutters and place on the prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Use a skewer to poke holes for ribbon or baker's twine to be added later.
- Bake for 1 hour for smaller ornaments or 1 1/2-2 hours for larger ornaments. Note: You will want them to be rock hard.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
- You can decorate them with acrylic paints or leave them unpainted.
- Thread a baker’s twine, jute twine or ribbon through each ornament for hanging.
Notes
PLEASE NOTE: These ornaments are not edible. They are for decorated purposes only.