Making homemade applesauce: Recipe, Picture & Video walk through

I have to say that I never thought I would be making my own applesauce. Seriously. Well, since I became a stay at home mother, a lot of things have changed for me. I have become a regular Betty Crocker.

Today, I decided to make the plunge to make homemade applesauce. Well, I was almost forced to when hubby walks through the door with about 200 apples.

I started looking around online to see what recipes I could do with the kitchen appliances that I had. I couldn’t really find anything just right, so I decided to sit and read for a bit, then thought I would get up and just start messing around. Guess what? My recipe that was invented off the bat – well, the kids love! I, personally do not like applesauce, but I tried this and I have to say that it was pretty darn good!

I did not use any measuring cups, so the below is my guesstimate, so feel free to taste as you go along.

  • Take a large pot, fill it with about an inch of apple juice and about an inch of water.
  • Take your apples, peel them, cut them in to wedges – core out. I used a $10.00 apple peeler that I bought at a local kitchen retailer. It was on sale from $20. What a steal! Also, the apple corer was about $4.00.
  • Boil the wedges on high, until you can poke a fork through them softly.
  • Once they are soft, drain and put in a food processor. I used my Cuisinart Elite Collection 14-Cup Food Processor
  • Pulse until they are at the consistency that you like.
  • I did not add any sugar to the mixture, but I did add sprinkles of cinnamon to taste as the kids like.
  • If you like your applesauce sweeter, then you can add white or brown sugar to taste, otherwise the apple juice that the apples are boiled in, will give them a nice sweet flavor.
  • Once the mixture is done to your liking, you can freeze in to servings for up to a year, in a good deep freeze.Otherwise, you can make mixtures in jars to can. Applesauce will can very nicely!

Pictures of my adventure:

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Here is a video I made throughout my process showing you what I did. I hope this will help explain what I didn’t verbalize in words.

To ‘can’ these, all I do is use my regular large pot, sterilize the lids & seals, put the applesauce in the jars, lids & seals on, then I heat while they are in the tall pan, take out of the boiling water, then turn upside down on a towel, leave overnight – you will hear the lids pop in when they are sealed. Walah – Canned applesauce!

Happy Applesauce making!

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After working professionally in computer information technology, as well as prior work in the telecommunications industry, Tanya Gordon relocated to southwest Iowa in conjunction with her husband’s job. Mommy Goggles launched over 5 years ago, rising to prominence as a national Mom Blogger and highly sought after by brands to work closely with them on their reach to Mom consumers. In addition, Tanya happily parents two wondrous children who despite best efforts still have been known to engage in ongoing sibling squabbles: Tucker, 6, and Kambry, 3 1/2.You can read more about Tanya here.

Comments

  1. 15
    LeeChrista says:

    I’m not a big fan of applesauce but I’d try yours. LOL

    Lee :)

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  2. 14
    erin says:

    Good job, momma! Looks yummy!

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  3. 13
    Christine says:

    Wow that looks deliscious. I have not made applesauce since my kids were babies and I was doing the homemade babyfood thing. i know it is a really versatile ingrediant to becuase I have cake and bread recipes that you can substitute applesauce instead of oil. Thanks for the tutorial Tanya!

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  4. 12

    I love that little peeler thingie you have there. I so need one of those :)

    I’m not an applesauce fan either, but my kids like it. I may have to try it!

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  5. 11
    Trish says:

    That seems a whole lot easier than the way we used to do it growing up! We didn’t have food processors, and so we had to mash the apples by hand.

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  6. 10

    I love applesauce! Send me some!

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  7. 9
    Christy says:

    You make it sound so easy. My aunt gave me a 50lb box of apples a couple weeks ago and I’ve been trying to push them off on everybody because I didn’t know what to do with that many apples. I’ll have to give the applesauce a go.

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    Lori A. says:

    I have always wanted to try making my own applesauce. I will have to give this a try!

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  9. 7
    Tara says:

    The apple peeler corer from pampered chef is the way to go, that thing is amazing! I’ve never boiled them in apple juice, but that is a good idea!

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  10. 6
    Amanda says:

    Man, that brings back memories. I used to make applesauce with my aunt.

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  11. 5

    That is really awesome Tanya. I had no idea apple sauce was that easy. Now I just need one of those super cool apple peelers and a food processor.

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  12. 4
    Maria says:

    I love that you made a video, that is so neat. I’m going to be looking to get an apple peeler/corer (I hate peeling and cutting myself), bc this looks so easy and I know my kids would love it. Yay for yummy and nutritious snacks! Thanks!

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  13. 3
    Stefanie says:

    I want one of those pealers! Way cool! You made it look so easy. I’ve never made apple sauce before so I may have to try it. Thanks babe! :)

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  14. 2
    Tina says:

    I do mine in the crockpot and smash with either a fork or potato masher for a chunky applesauce and add a bit of brown sugar with a cinnamon blend. The house smells INCREDIBLE and I canned 9 jars…more to come since my parent’s orchard is overflowing this year!

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  15. 1
    Caryn B says:

    Loooks SOOOO yummy!

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