The key to good homemade applesauce is two things: 1. good apples and 2. good spice.
I had both, which made it easy to make a big batch of warm, chunky applesauce with fresh local apples. No sugar required when you use in-season apples. 🙂
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Homemade Applesauce
- 10-12 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thin
- 1-2 tsp. apple pie spice (Penzey’s is the best!) or cinnamon
- 1/2 c. water
- Peel, core and slice apples into a large saucepan
- Add 1/2 cup water to the apples.
- Simmer on med-low for 30-60 minutes until the apples break down and you can stir them into sauce.
- Add apple pie spice or cinnamon.
- Stir until desired consistency or puree in a blender if you like it smooth.
- Serve warm or cold.
