Easy Homemade Applesauce
Applesauce deliciously compliments sausage and pork chops. Try this easy homemade applesauce recipe, perfect for canning.
Equipment
- Canning Kit (optional)
- Canning Jars
- Canning Lids and Bands
- Pressure Canner
- Large Stockpot
- Masher
- Immersion Blender (optional)
Ingredients
- 6-8 pounds apples
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup sugar (more or less to taste)
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Peel and core the apples.
- Place the peeled, cored, and quartered apples into a large pot. Add the lemon juice, cinnamon, sugar, water, and salt.
- Bring to a boil on high heat, then lower the temperature, cover the pot, and maintain a low simmer for about 30 minutes, until the apples are completely tender and cooked through.
- Once the apples are cooked through, remove the pot from the heat. Mash the cooked apples.
- After mashing, if you would like a smoother applesauce, use an immersion blender to puree.
- Pour applesauce into pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch of headspace.
- Process the jars in a pressure canner for 8 minutes at 6 pounds of pressure.