Homemade applesauce

Applesauce is a kid favorite. But let’s face it, adults love it, too! Homemade
applesauce is versatile, tasty, and easy to make. It can also last for quite
some time after it’s made.

Servings: 8 cups

Author:

Prep Time
15 minutes

Cook Time
30 minutes

Total Time
45 minutes

Course:

Dessert

Cuisine:

American

Keywords:

applesauce homemade applesauce cinnamon apple sauce

🧂 Ingredients

10 medium apples
20 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon powder
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ a lemon

juice only
½ cup water

Instructions

1 Cut apples into small cubes or grate. Peeling is optional, depending on the
thickness of the peel. Add all ingredients to a soup pot
2 Bring to rolling boil then simmer for 30 minutes or until apples are soft.
3 Mash with a potato masher or transfer to food processor and pulse them into a
puree.
4 To turn applesauce into apple butter, cook longer until the apples are
caramelized.

Nutrition Info

Name	Amount
Serving	1 cup
Calories	120 kcal
Carbohydrates	31 g
Protein	1 g
Fat	1 g
Saturated Fat	1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat	1 g
Monounsaturated Fat	1 g
Sodium	1 mg
Potassium	12 mg
Fiber	1 g
Sugar	30 g
Vitamin A	3 IU
Vitamin C	4 mg
Calcium	8 mg
Iron	1 mg