Recipe: Yummy Homemade Apple Sauce

Homemade Apple Sauce. Nothing beats the taste of homemade applesauce, and it's so easy to make! Every year, starting in mid summer with the Gravensteins, and through late fall with Granny Smiths. Things might get pretty simple sometimes but sometimes that's just what a person needs.

In this video we make applesauce from the apples harvested in the garden. Something we try to do each year. Yummy, and useful in many dishes and pastries. You can cook Homemade Apple Sauce using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Homemade Apple Sauce

1. Prepare 4-7 of tart apples.
2. Prepare 1 c of water.
3. Prepare 1/2 c of sugar.
4. You need 1 of cinnamon stick (or 1/2 - 1 tsp ground cinnamon).
5. You need 1/2 tsp of allspice.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

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Homemade Apple Sauce step by step

1. Wash and peel skin from apples, and dice into small chunks..
2. Place apple chunks into sauce pan, add water..
3. Add spices and sugar, and stir together. *Spice and sugar amounts are approximate and to taste..
4. Place cinnamon stick in center of apples. (If using ground cinnamon, mix in with other spices)..
5. Bring to simmer, and cook on low heat, stirring occasionally, for approximately 30 minutes, or until apples soften. Your house will smell delicious!.
6. When apples have softened (you want them mushy), remove cinnamon stick and drain excess liquid off. This makes excellent cider if you want to save it!.
7. Mash your apples! Use a fork or potato masher if you like it chunky, or use a blender if you like it smooth. Done!.
8. Apple sauce is great warm (we love ours with a dollop of whipped cream) or chilled. Delicious warm as a topping for ice cream!.

To freeze homemade applesauce, wait until it has cooled completely and then put into quart or gallon sized freezer bags. Put the applesauce in the freezer and store it for. Enjoy as a snack, dessert, or alongside savory dishes. The best tasting unsweetened applesauce is all in the apples you choose! When apples are in-season, they are super sweet so no need to add sugar.