homemade applesauce in a white porcelain bowl with silver fork

Bowl full of homemade applesauce.

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Why You Should Make Homemade Applesauce

Learn how to make healthy and delicious homemade applesauce from scratch with this simple tutorial.

There’s nothing more comforting than a bite of warm and lightly sweetened homemade applesauce, especially when it comes straight from the stovetop. This recipe makes such a healthy snack or even a tasty side dish to a meal and kids love it! And it’s as easy as peeling and chopping a few apples and throwing them in a pot with some simmering water, brown sugar and cinnamon.

What You need to make homemade applesauce:

medium size stock pot

apple peeler

water

brown sugar

cinnamon

long handled spoon

potato masher

First, you’ll need to decide which type of apples you want to use to make your applesauce. Although I chose to use Fuji apples for this recipe, almost any apple will work well. However, the only apple that I would not recommend using is the Red Delicious as the texture of this apple is not suited for applesauce.

You can customize your applesauce by the variety of apple you choose to use. You may prefer a sweet apple or a more tart tasting apple depending on your preference.

whole apple with water glistening water droplets

Sweet apples varieties:

Fuji

Gala

Mcintosh

Honeycrisp

Tart apple varieties:

Granny Smith

Golden Delicious

How to make homemade applesauce:

peeled, chopped apples, measuring cup with water, cinnamon, and brown sugar on a wooden cutting board

Ingredients:

4 large apples-peeled and cored
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons brown sugar

peeled, chopped apples sprinkled with cinnamon in a pot with water

Directions:

First, place the apples in a medium size stock pot over medium low heat.
Then sprinkle with cinnamon and add water.
Next, cook until the apples are soft or for about 20 minutes.

Stir in brown sugar and mix well.
Next, mash the softened apples with the potato masher until they are at the desired consistency.

Lastly, let cool and serve. Yum!

Homemade Applesauce

This delicious homemade applesauce has just the right amount of sweetness and is a real hit with the kids!

Course Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword lightly sweetened, healthy, cinnamon

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings 6

Calories 166kcal

Cost $2.50

Equipment

stock pot
knife
cutting board
cooking spoon
measuring spoons
measuring cup

Ingredients

4 apples
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup water
3 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions

First, place the apples in a medium size stock pot over medium low heat.
Then sprinkle with cinnamon and add water.
Next, cook until the apples are soft or for about 20 minutes.
Stir in brown sugar and mix well.
Next, mash the softened apples with the potato masher until they are at the desired consistency.
Lastly, let cool and serve. Yum!

Also, if you are interested in learning how to cook applesauce using an Instantpot, click here.

Lastly, if you are also interested in viewing another one of my delicious apple recipes click here.