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Homemade Applesauce
Make this easy and delicious Homemade Applesauce in just minutes with a variety of fresh, in-season apples. Lemon zest and spices add even more great flavor to the sweetness of the apples.
Ingredients
1 cup apple juice
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar*
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Few grinds fresh nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (zest very fine)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Pinch kosher salt
6 pounds apples (we used Macintosh and Shizuka -a cross between a Golden Delicious and Indo)
Instructions
- In a medium to large pot, place apple juice, water, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt and whisk to combine.
- As you peel, core and dice the apples, place them in the pot and stir to coat so that they don’t oxidize. The dice should be half inch or smaller.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered 15-20 minutes until very soft and tender. Our batch was ready in 17 minutes.
- Use a potato masher and mash to however you like your apple sauce. We left ours slightly chunky. If you like it very smooth, you could also use a blender or an immersion blender.
- Cool and refrigerate.
- If canning, follow the water bath canning method.
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Notes
*Adjust sugar up or down depending on the varieties of apples you use. If not sure, add a little to start then add more at the end to suit your taste – just be sure to cook long enough to dissolve any sugar you’ve added at the end. We used tart and sweet apple mix and ½ cup of sugar seemed plenty.
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