Easy Homemade Applesauce Recipe for Freezing

Name: Easy Homemade Applesauce Recipe for Freezing
Total time: 40 mins
Ingredients: 3.5 pounds apples - peeled, cored, and quartered; 1 cup water; 0.25 cup dark brown sugar; 0.25 cup white sugar, or less to taste; 3 tablespoons lemon juice, or more to taste; 1 (3 inch) piece cinnamon stick; 4 strips lemon zest; 0.5 teaspoon salt

Enjoy the taste of homemade applesauce made with hand-picked apples – it's surprisingly easy! For a chunky texture, use a potato masher after cooking. Prefer a smooth sauce? Run the cooked apples through a food mill. The secret is adding lemon peel while cooking to brighten the apple flavor. Choose a good cooking apple like Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Jonathan, McIntosh, or Gravenstein. Serve immediately, warm or chilled, with vanilla ice cream or yogurt. This freezer-friendly applesauce recipe will last up to a year when properly stored.

Total time40 mins
Prep time15 mins
Cook time25 mins
Yield5 quarts, 20

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Ingredients

3.5 pounds apples - peeled, cored, and quartered
1 cup water
0.25 cup dark brown sugar
0.25 cup white sugar, or less to taste
3 tablespoons lemon juice, or more to taste
1 (3 inch) piece cinnamon stick
4 strips lemon zest
0.5 teaspoon salt

Instructions

In a large pot, combine apples, water, brown sugar, white sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon stick, lemon zest, and salt. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until apples are tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove from heat, discard the cinnamon stick and lemon zest. Use a potato masher to mash the apples to your desired consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 63 kcal
Fat Content: 0 g
Fiber Content: 2 g
Sugar Content: 14 g
Sodium Content: 60 mg
Protein Content: 0 g
Carbohydrate Content: 17 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g