Applesauce Recipe #184982
There is nothing better than homemade applesauce with apples from your own apple trees, and it is so easy to do! If you want chunky applesauce, use a potato masher to mash the cooked apples. If you prefer smooth apple sauce, run the cooked apples through a food mill.
by Sandylee
45 min | 15 min prep
SERVES 8 , 1 recipe
- 3-4 lbs apples, peeled, cored, and quartered (granny smith, fuji, or gravenstein apples, or a combination of all three.)
- 4 slices lemon peel
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 3 inches cinnamon sticks
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar (up to 1/2 cup)
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Put all ingredients into a large pot. Cover. Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes and remove from heat. Remove cinnamon sticks and lemon peels. Mash with potato masher.
- Ready to serve, either hot or refrigerated. Delicious with vanilla ice cream.
- Freezes easily, lasts up to one year in a cold freezer.
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