Canning Applesauce

This easy homemade applesauce recipe is delicious fresh or is perfect for canning applesauce to have later on! Fill up your pantry shelves with this staple and enjoy homemade applesauce any time! Yields 4 pints (8 cups)

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Canning Applesauce, Homemade Applesauce, Homemade Applesauce Recipe, How to Can Applesauce

Prep Time 45

Cook Time 20

Total Time 1 5

Servings Cups

Calories 177kcal

Cost $15

Equipment

4 pint jars optional

Ingredients

5-7 Pounds Apples
Sugar (optional)

Instructions

Making Applesasuce

Wash, peel, core, and quarter apples.
In a large covered pot, add apples and just enough water to prevent sticking. Cook over med-low heat until apples are soft.
Once apples are soft, puree using a food processor, food mill, or immersion blender. Return puree to saucepan.
Add sugar to taste, if desired. You can use sugar, honey, or maple syrup.
Bring applesauce to a boil, stirring to prevent sticking.
Ladle into an air-tight container and store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Canning Applesauce

While the applesauce is boiling, clean and heat 4 pint jars.
Bring a large pot of water (tall enough to allow the pint jars to be covered by at least 2" of water) to almost a boil.
Fill hot, sterile jars with the applesauce, leaving a 1/2" headspace.
Use a canning knife to press out any air bubbles in the applesauce and wipe the rims to ensure a food seal.
Fit 2-piece lids on each jar and place in the pot of water and increase the heat.
Once the water is boiling, process for 20 minutes (pints and quarts).
Remove from the water and let cool on a folded towel for 12-24 hours before moving.
Store in a cool, dark place and enjoy!

Notes

Cinnamon applesauce can be made and canned by adding cinnamon during the last 5 minutes of cooking!

You can also add other spices such as nutmeg or allspice!

FAQs

Can I add other flavors?

Absolutely! You can add cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, or whatever you'd like. Just make sure that you're only adding spices, not syrups or other flavorings. The addition of anything beyond spices could change canning the requirements. Add spices to taste during the cooking process.

What types of apples should I use?

For this recipe, I use a mix of Fuji, Gala, and Jazz apples - ideally. However, more often than not, I just use whatever organic apples happen to be on sale when I need to make more applesauce.

Do you have to can this applesauce?

Nope, not at all! If you are making a small batch, or you have a lot of people eating a lot of applesauce, you can keep this in the fridge for about 1-2 weeks. Discard if you see any mold in the jar.

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