Nothing beats the taste of homemade applesauce, and it’s so easy to make!
He freezes them in large quart-sized mason jars for us to enjoy all year long.
The result is a refreshing, utterly delicious applesauce.
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He’ll mix fresh cranberries in with the apples forcranberry applesauce, or stalks of rhubarb for rhubarb applesauce.
Plums and pluots sometimes find their way into his applesauce too.
For more information on which apple varieties are best for baking, check out ourGuide to Apples.
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If you do, you may want to decrease or omit the lemon juice or vinegar.
Got a Food Mill?
Then, cook as directed in Step 1.
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After the apples are cooked, run them through a food mill.
Turn It into Apple Butter
Applesauce is the basis for apple butter.
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Applesauce is very customizable.
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This recipe is just a guideline, yo adjust the sugar amounts to your taste.
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you could even leave the sugar out all together if you are using sweet apples.
To prep the apples,use a sharp vegetable peeler or paring knife and cut away the outer peel.
Or use an apple peeler corer.
You might want to start with half the sugar at this point and add more to taste later.
Simple Tip!
The acid in the lemon juice or vinegar brightens the flavor of the apples and balances the sweetness.
Bring to a boil on high heat, then lower the temperature.
Once the apples are cooked through, remove the pot from the heat.Remove the lemon peels.
Use a potato masher to mash the cooked apples in the pot to make a chunky applesauce.
If the applesauce is too thick, add more water to thin it out.
If not sweet enough, add more sugar to taste.
If too sweet, add more lemon juice.
This applesauce recipe is perfect for canning.
If using awater-bath canner, process pint jars for 15 minutes and quarts for 20 minutes at sea level.
You’ll have to boil for a little longer if you live in a higher elevation.
This applesauce is delicious either hot or chilled.
Freezes well and will last at least 1 year in a cold freezer.
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