Applesauce Recipe
This Homemade Applesauce uses all the tips and tricks for the best flavor - a combo of apple varieties, not too much water, spices added, and brown sugar instead of white sugar. It is the perfect recipe for crisp fall apples.
Servings 8 cups
Calories 122kcal
Ingredients
- 5 lbs. Assorted Fresh Apples pink lady, gala, fuji, granny smith, honey crisp
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground clove
- ⅓ cup brown sugar packed, more as desired to taste
Instructions
- Peel, core and chop the apples into about 1 inch pieces. Keeping the pieces in similar size will help everything cook down at the same time.5 lbs. Assorted Fresh Apples
- Place the apples in a large pot with a lid, add in the water, lemon juice, and salt.1 ½ cups water, 1 ½ tablespoon lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground clove
- Put the lid on and simmer over medium low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Turn the heat to low, remove the lid and add in the brown sugar, cinnamon and clove.⅓ cup brown sugar
- Cook, uncovered, for another 15 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
PUREE
- If you have an immersion blender you can blend it to your desired consistency right in the pot.
- If you are using a blender or food processor, let the apple mixture cool a bit, then transfer to your blender and puree to your desired consistency.
SERVING
- The Apple Sauce is SO good served warm! It makes a great sweet side dish.
- It is also excellent served warm over ice cream.
- Pop it in the fridge and serve it cold as a great snack or side dish.
STORING
- Keep your Homemade Applesauce in the fridge, in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
- You can also freeze the Applesauce for up to 6 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.
Notes
- Use a combo of apple types for the best flavor.
- Optionally sub apple cider for the water.
- Add the spices you like - if you like it to have a stronger cinnamon flavor, add more.
- Cut the apples into similar sizes so they cook in a similar amount of time.
- Make sure the apples are totally soft before you blend, or you may have "gritty" applesauce.
- Blend the applesauce to your desired consistency, or leave it in chunks!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 54mg | Potassium: 213mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 102IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.3mg
