Simply the Best Homemade Applesauce
This easy homemade applesauce recipe comes together with just two ingredients and zero peeling. Sweet, cozy, and full of apple flavor, it’s the kind of simple comfort food you’ll want to keep in the fridge all season long.
Servings: 2 Quarts
Calories: 486kcal
Ingredients
- 6 lbs apples any variety you like
- 2 Tablespoons cinnamon sugar
- 4 Tablespoons Water
Instructions
- Cut apples into 5-6 pieces each, throw away cores. (Or use the fun corer/slicer/peeler machine).
- Place all ingredients into a large stock pot and cover with a lid.
- Turn on heat to medium high and bring to a boil, stirring every 5-10 minutes to make sure everything is cooking evenly. After 15 minutes reduce heat to medium and continue cooking and stirring.
- Cook until apples are more than fork tender (a fork goes through them easily).
- If the applesauce seems "dry", feel free to add a bit more water 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Once the applesauce is cooked through, cool a few minutes and then carefully blend with any blender you like and put into jars.
- If doing water bath canning, proceed with those directions, if not, let cool on counter and then refrigerate.
Notes
- Don’t have a high speed blender? No problem. You can either just mash the cooked apples up with a fork or use another kitchen tool. Immersion blenders, food mills, and food processors will all work. Just go slowly so you get the texture you are looking for.
- For instructions on canning the applesauce to make it shelf stable, check out this website. I've used their instructions successfully for years.
- Your homemade applesauce is good in the fridge for up to a month (if it lasts that long).
Nutrition
Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 130g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 786mg | Potassium: 997mg | Fiber: 25g | Sugar: 95g | Vitamin A: 491IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 2mg
