No Sugar Added Homemade Applesauce
This no sugar added homemade applesauce is the easiest recipe you will ever make! All you need are apples and a little bit of water to make this smooth and perfectly sweetened applesauce!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 4 lbs Cortland Apples (or similar) washed and quartered with core and stems removed
- 1/2 cup Water
- 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Wash and quarter your Cortland apples, removing the stem, core, and seeds.4 lbs Cortland Apples (or similar)
- Add the water and apples to a stockpot. Bring the water and apples to a boil, then immediately reduce it to a simmer, covering it with a lid.1/2 cup Water
- Stir the apples every 5 minutes until softened, placing the lid back on after stirring. The apples are ready to be pureed when the apple skins have either slid off or are about to, and you can smush the apple flesh easily with your spatula or spoon.
- Fill your blender to the max limit line (my Vitamix is the 64-ounce line) and blend the softened Cortland apples with the skins in your blender until smooth and creamy. I start off on the lowest setting, gradually increasing the speed to the max level. You may still see a few teeny tiny specks of the apple skins (this is okay).
- Add in the ground cinnamon if you wish to make this cinnamon applesauce.2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- Spoon the no-sugar-added homemade applesauce into your favorite food storage containers, leaving about 1-2 inches of space at the top. Let them cool at room temperature completely before covering them with lids. Label the lids with permanent marker with the date it was made.
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Notes
Ensure you have a robust blender (like a Vitamix or Blendtec) that can easily blend apple skins and apples into smooth, creamy applesauce.
Cooking apples until they're softened means that the apple skins have either slid off or are about to. Another good indicator that your apples are perfectly softened is when you can easily push the apple flesh with a spatula.
To make this easy homemade applesauce recipe without the apple skins, follow the instructions through step 3, then run the softened apples (including the skins) through an applesauce food strainer. Your applesauce might be a little chunkier, but it will still be delicious!
You can store homemade applesauce in the refrigerator for up to 10 days or in the freezer for 3-4 months. But honestly, I've enjoyed it well past that time.
Nutrition
Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 83IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.2mg