Homemade Applesauce: This applesauce recipe is simple to make and delicious! I make it for my younger brother all the time and he loves it — and he hates canned applesauce!
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 4
Making applesauce at home is easier than you think. Trust us: This wildly popular applesauce recipe will quickly become a go-to in your household.
Homemade Applesauce Ingredients
Make this top-rated applesauce recipe with just four ingredients:
- Apples: Four apples will make about four servings of applesauce.
- Water: You’ll need about ¾ cups of water to cook the apples.
- Sugar: White sugar sweetens things up.
- Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon lends welcome warmth.
Best Apples for Applesauce
The best apples for applesauce are whatever apples you have on hand and need to use up. However, if you have a choice, we recommend using a combination of sweet and tangy varieties for the best flavor. Popular sweet varieties include Honeycrisp and Fuji, while popular tangy varieties include Granny Smith and Braeburn.
How to Make Homemade Applesauce
Combine the ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until the apples are soft, then mash the (cooled) apples with a fork until you’ve reached the desired consistency. That’s it! Find the full, step-by-step applesauce recipe with detailed instructions below.
What to Serve With Applesauce
For a classic and impressive dinner, pair your applesauce with our Easy Baked Pork Chops. It also works well alone as a delicious and healthy breakfast or snack.
How to Store Applesauce
Allow the applesauce to cool, then transfer to an airtight container. Store in the refrigerator for up to three days.
How to Can Applesauce
To preserve your homemade applesauce for up to a year, consider canning it at home.
Ingredients
- 4 apples – peeled, cored and chopped
- ¾ cup water
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Dotdash Meredith Food StudiosCombine apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon in a saucepan; cover and cook over medium heat until apples are soft, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Dotdash Meredith Food StudiosAllow apple mixture to cool, then mash with a fork or potato masher until it is the consistency you like.
Nutrition
| 121 | Calories |
| 0g | Fat |
| 32g | Carbs |
| 0g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 4 | |
| Calories 121 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 0g | 0% |
| Sodium 3mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 32g | 12% |
| Dietary Fiber 4g | 13% |
| Total Sugars 27g | |
| Protein 0g | 1% |
| Vitamin C 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium 13mg | 1% |
| Iron 0mg | 1% |
| Potassium 150mg | 3% |
