homemade applesauce recipe

Easy recipe for delicious Homemade Applesauce. Ready in just 30 minutes, it makes the perfect sweet snack or healthy dessert.

Homemade Applesauce Recipe

apples

water

lemon juice

white sugar ((optional))

tsp cinnamon

tsp salt

Place the peeled, cored, quartered and chopped apples in a large pot.  Stir in the 1/2 cup of water, lemon juice, sugar (if using), 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once simmering, reduce heat to low and cover pot with a tight-fitting lid.  Maintain a low simmer for 30 minutes or until the apples are completely soft and cooked through.

Once fully cooked, remove from heat.  For chunky applesauce, mash the apples directly in the pot using a potato masher. For smooth applesauce, add the apples to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth (if using a blender, work in batches and allow time to cool), or use a hand-held immersion blender and blend directly in the pot.

This applesauce is delicious served warm or cold.

Learn how to can applesauce with this simple, five-ingredient recipe that can be canned up in under an hour. Line your pantry with jars of home-canned homemade applesauce and enjoy the cinnamon-spice flavors of fall all year long.

Homemade Applesauce Recipe (+How to Can Applesauce)

lemon juice (bottled)

sugar (optional)

cinnamon (optional)

nutmeg (optional)

Step 1:&#160;Gather your ingredients and peel your apples (unless you&#8217;re using a food mill or sieve, then just quarter the apples and toss them in the pot, skin, core and all, and skip to Step 3).

Step 2:&#160;Core apples and then cut them into thin slices (the smaller the pieces, the faster they&#8217;ll cook down).

Step 3:&#160;Place apples into a large pot about 2/3 full (with enough room to stir) and add a cup of water (this is so the apples don&#8217;t scorch while cooking).

Step 4:&#160;Bring to a boil and allow the apples to simmer. Stir frequently to prevent scorching on the bottom.

Step 5:&#160;Once apples are soft and cooked through, mash them with a potato masher (or run them through a food mill or sieve).

Step 6:&#160;After apples have been mashed (or sieved), heat the applesauce on medium until it&#8217;s heated all the way through,&#160;but not boiling.

Step 7:&#160;Add optional cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar and stir to combine.

Step 8:&#160;Finally, add lemon juice, stir to combine and enjoy! Or, continue on for the canning instructions.

To Make the Applesauce

Step 10:&#160;Prep pint or quart-sized jars by washing with warm soapy water and keeping in a sink of hot water until ready to can. Then, fill jars with hot applesauce, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.

Step 11:&#160;Wipe the rim of the jar clean, checking with a clean finger for any nicks or chips, then secure the lids and bands (tightening to fingertip tight). Place jars into the waterbath canner, making sure the water covers the lids by at least 1-2 inches.

Step 12:&#160;Process pint jars for 15 minutes and quart jars for 20 minutes. Pro Tip:&#160;You can also pressure can applesauce. Process at 5 pounds of pressure. Pint jars for 8 minutes and quart jars for 10 minutes.

Step 13:&#160;Carefully remove jars from canner and place on a towel-lined counter to cool for 12 hours. After 12 hours, check the seal, label and date your jars and store them in the pantry to enjoy all year long! Important Note:&#160;If any jars didn&#8217;t seal, place them in the refrigerator and consume within a few days.

To Can the Applesauce

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