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Homemade Apple Sauce

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This easy and quick homemade applesauce recipe is made with just 5 simple ingredients and is ready in just over 30 minutes. Enjoy this easy and delicious Homemade Applesauce as a simple snack, healthy dessert, or alongside more savory dishes such as potato pancakes.

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  • What ingredients needed to make the homemade apple sauce recipe?
  • What are the best apples for apple sauce?
  • Homemade Apple Sauce

This recipe remains one of my favorite snacks or side dishes to a quick lunch for the kids. It is light, healthy, and loved by all ages. Every time I prepare a big batch of this homemade applesauce it’s like digging into a big slice of apple pie. Yum!

What ingredients needed to make the homemade apple sauce recipe?

  • Apples
  • Water
  • Sugar or another sweetener (optional)
  • Ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • Lemon juice

You’ll notice that I made a little note that adding sugar to this recipe is completely optional. I am a person who prefers things that are less sweet. Don’t get me wrong I love my sweets, but when it comes to applesauce, I actually really love the taste of apples so I don’t feel the need to drown them in sugar.

If you prefer sweeter applesauce, then I definitely recommend adding some sugar (brown sugar, granulated sugar, or stevia). Go slow when adding and deciding how much sugar is right for your applesauce recipe.

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What are the best apples for apple sauce?

Each apple variety has a different taste, texture, response to heat, color, etc. Depending on your own personal preference will likely determine which apples you prefer.

  • Pink Lady Apples
  • McIntosh
  • Fuji
  • Golden Delicious
  • Gala
  • Jonathan

Mix them, match them, test each one-by-one, it is totally up to you. We definitely mix and match them here. The flavors of all of them really do blend together wonderfully.

homemade applesauce

Homemade Apple Sauce

Delish, cost-effective, and easily customizable to your taste buds.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs approx. 6 medium apples peeled, cored, quartered and chopped into smaller chunks.
  • ½ c Water
  • 2 tbsp Fresh lemon juice
  • ½ tsp Ground cinnamon
  • ¼ c Sugar Optional

Instructions
 

  • Place the peeled, cored, quartered, and chopped apples in a large pot.  Add the water, lemon juice, sugar, and ground cinnamon. Stir well.
  • Bring to a boil on high heat, then turn to low and cover. 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 in the pot with a potato masher. For smooth applesauce, add to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. 
  • Enjoy warm or cold.

Notes

I used random apples for this recipe from apple picking. Other recommended apples are Granny Smith, Mcintosh, Fuji, Jonagold, and Golden Delicious.
You can adjust the sugar amount according to personal preference.
Makes approx. 1.5 quarts
Keyword apple sauce, Apples, applesauce, homemade apple sauce
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

If you try this Applesauce, please leave me a comment and let me know! I always love to hear your thoughts.

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  1. Marie

    August 21, 2020 at 12:05 pm

    This recipe looks and sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Shakerra

    August 21, 2020 at 8:11 pm

    Okay yes! This is everything I needed to see today! I've always loved apple sauce! I can't wait to try out the recipe and check back in to rate it! Thank you so much! <3

    Reply
  3. Trina Welch

    August 21, 2020 at 8:52 pm

    Isn't homemade applesauce so much better? Looks delish!

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    • Ashley

      August 21, 2020 at 8:56 pm

      Oh yes, it is!!!

      Reply
  4. Oral Miller

    September 02, 2020 at 6:45 pm

    I love apple sauce...Thanks

    Reply

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