Applesauce Recipe
There’s something magical about homemade applesauce—its velvety texture and naturally sweet flavor make it a timeless treat.
With only 30 minutes of prep and 25 minutes of cooking, this applesauce is as easy to make as it is delicious.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs apples peeled, cored, and diced to be about ½" (I recommend using a crisp, sweet apple like Fuji, Honeycrisp, Gala, Pink Lady, or Cortland.) Weigh before peeling/coring apples.
- 1 cup water
- 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar ¹
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 cinnamon sticks optional, see note to omit or use ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine apples, water, sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon sticks in a large pot on the stovetop. Stir to combine.
- Turn stovetop heat to medium and bring mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium/low, cover with lid, and continue to cook for 20-30 minutes, checking/stirring just once or twice to make sure the heat is not too high and apples are not burning to the bottom of the pot.
- Cook until apples are completely soft and tender when pierced with a fork (they should give easily to the fork and offer no resistance).
- Remove from heat and carefully remove cinnamon sticks. Mash with a potato masher (for chunkier applesauce) or blend with an immersion blender until smooth (for a smoother applesauce). You may also transfer the apples to a blender and puree until smooth if you don’t have an immersion blender.
- If applesauce is too watery for your liking you can return to the stovetop and cook over medium/low heat, stirring occasionally, until the water is reduced and mixture is the desired consistency.
- Allow to cool and then serve!
Nutrition
Calories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 333mgFiber: 8gSugar: 39gVitamin A: 168IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg
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