How to Make Homemade Applesauce

Yesterday the Moose and I made applesauce. It is simple to do, much easier than I thought it would be. Sometimes those words "homemade" make something seem almost impossible for a gal like me. Well, let me tell you homemade applesauce is not one of those tasks and it was worthy every bit of effort. It smelled terrific. That does not even capture it. Our house was like an apple orchard, warm, comforting. I guess it was like being transported into the heart of a cinnamon candle, one of those really expensive ones, except without the wax.

In addition to have amazing applesauce, we enjoyed fresh apple cider all afternoon, and I had fresh apple juice to serve Samuel.

Here is the quick how-to. There are many ways to do this. We will experiment to find the best possible applesauce, but will attest that this was pretty darn tasty!

1. Gather your apples, make sure they are a sweet kind such Mac's or Jonathons, your bowl and your lemon juice. Get your peeler ready!


2. Peel your apples and core them.



3. Put your apples into a deep pot of water, add a little lemon juice for taste, and boil.


4. Add your cinnamon and enjoy the smell while the apple's cook!


5. When the apples are mushy remove them with a strainer and process them in a food processer. This will make very smooth applesauce. You can also forgo this option and just smoosh them by hand. This will make nice lumpy applesauce. Either way~ yummy!


Now, eat it up! One 3lb bag of apples made three containers, two of which I froze.
We did not add sugar to our applesauce, but you can if you like.


Now, take one more moment and enjoy the remaining juice. I placed it into a nice pitcher and really savored it. Can't wait to make this again!