Homemade applesauce
Homemade applesauce is a treat everyone old and young enjoys. It is easy to make and a great way to introduce children to cooking. Serve it hot or cold, for snacks, breakfast, lunch or dinner. Homemade applesauce is extraordinarily versatile.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 pounds of apples, I like Granny Smith, but you can use others
- 1 cup water, approximately
- 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup maple sugar, honey, brown sugar, regular sugar or palm sugar, to taste
- 1 t cinnamon, to taste
- 2 T lemon juice
Instructions
- Peel all of your apples, core them, slice them and cut each slice in half. It is important that you remove all the core and peel or you will have hard bits in your applesauce.
- Put all the apple pieces in a pot, along with water, maple syrup, cinnamon and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cover. Cook for about 20 minutes, until apples are soft, stirring occasionally.
- When apples are tender enough to easily smash turn off heat heat and go at the pot with a potato masher. If you don’t have a potato masher you can use a fork. Mash until you get the consistency you like. I tend to like my applesauce chunky. If you prefer smoother applesauce you can puree it in a food processor, blender or with an immersion blender.
Find it online: https://somethingnewfordinner.com/recipe/homemade-applesauce/