Comments on: Homemade Applesauce Recipe (Fall Favorite!)

By: Katie - Wellness Mama

Katie - Wellness Mama — Thu, 03 May 2018 19:59:31 +0000

In reply to Connie Sylvester. I always prefer organic due to the amount of pesticides sprayed on conventional fruit and veggies...

By: Connie Sylvester

Connie Sylvester — Thu, 03 May 2018 18:06:19 +0000

Just wondering if conventional apples would be ok to use if I peel them first?

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:22:56 +0000

This is my family’s 3rd week trying to be healthier. I LOVE the recipes on wellnessmama and am so grateful to have found this great site. When you are switching from processed foods to fresh, homemade whole foods, it’s quite a challenge but with the help of your site, we get to have tasty, great replacement recipes to use instead of what is sold in the stores, and we know we are eating healthier in the process! Thank you so much!

By: M. J.

M. J. — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:39:38 +0000

We eat very little applesauce, so when my grandsons were very young I just washed and cored an apple or two, cut into chunks, put in the food processor, and gave it a whirl. A little added cinnamon and ginger, and it’s a great, fast side.

By: Wanda Hughes

Wanda Hughes — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 14:24:27 +0000

In reply to Layla.

Don’t like the artificial vitamin C?–Just add fresh organic lemon juice–keeps them from turning brown–which is just stopping the oxidation–which is preserving them…

By: Herman Rutner

Herman Rutner — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 13:27:02 +0000

My German recipe for a family of one is to start with one Apple, best Cortlands, for flavor and rapid cooking. Best tree ripened from farmers market. Scrub under cold water with a brush, put in a deep pyrex glass dish, poke holes in apple skin with a knife all around to vent steam, cover loosely with plate. Microwave for 1-2 min until soft, sprinkle on cinnamon, pumpkin spice, brown sugar as needed. Mix and continue until fully soft. Mash and enjoy. I prefer to leave in the core if not moldy. Cortlands, ideally from NYState,also are my favorite uncooked eating apples.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 21:37:02 +0000

Hi Katie!
We make apple sauce all the time.
We use a mix of gala and green organic apples. We peel them, core them, cut them into quarters.
Put them in pot with water to cover and cook till soft! If u like smooth u just blend it with a hand blender.
It freezes beautifully and is delicious! We don’t put in any sweetener…

Homemade apple sauce is a great snack!

By: Vince

Vince — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:56:04 +0000

The thing I love most is that you can scale the recipe up or down. So, you could create relatively little apple sauce if you wanted, or put the time in to create a large batch.

By: Wellness Mama

Wellness Mama — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 00:50:26 +0000

In reply to Susan. You can just omit it.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 23:44:21 +0000

Just wondering. For a more all natural applesauce (my son doesn’t care for cinnamon), can the cinnamon just be omitted? Or does it have to be replaced with something?

By: franceska

franceska — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:01:15 +0000

Canning has become a necessity in our large household and applesauce is a staple. I use it to make apple butter, Apple bread, Apple cake and other delicious treats (including great gifts). The only thing that I didn’t see listed is lemon juice. With apples, we must use lemon juice as it preserves the color and assures the acidity for preserving. If you freeze or put in fridge we don’t need to add lemon juice (according to Ball preserving).

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 03:51:56 +0000

In reply to chris czajkowski. This in incorrect. Quite a lot of vitamin C powder is made from potatoes. I would know, I'm allergic to nightshades, so if I eat the potato-based kind I feel bad for a couple days. Vitamin C from corn doesn't bother me at all.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:25:44 +0000

In reply to Laura. There's a brand on amazon called NutriBiotic. I'm curious what brand she uses though.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 20:49:46 +0000

Where do you find non gmo vitamon C powder not from China that you can use for canning?

By: Kelley

Kelley — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 05:13:46 +0000

In reply to Lori. What is your stance on the vitamin c now? Curious with all the hype surrounding it.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 05:12:53 +0000

In reply to Shauna. Yes I was wondering too why would you have to recoook them?

By: Noor

Noor — Mon, 30 May 2016 12:43:35 +0000

I have a pressure cooker. Can I use it in a pressure cooker?
Do I still have to soak with water and vinegar even if I do not use the peel?

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 22:37:53 +0000

Hi I have made apple sauce and dont use Vit-c tho I read only store in Fridge
1 week and Yours says up to a Month .
Id hate to have it Ferment and All so
Ill have to experiment ,
I have a Neat way of creating my sauce
Were i steam cook apples as result i have not only apple sauce tho also end up with Apple Juice , it is great , and this i fell into doing because i have apple trees and had so many again and got tired of making apple chips and the apples were sitting around getting softer n softer so i didnt want to toss them so I core them slice in 3rds , all face down in steamer and when done i peal skin or like yellow apples have thinner skins so harder to hold an peal to clean apple from skins so most stay together , one big thing im so excited about is the water that is used to steam ends up apple flavored so i add lil cinnamon and Tastes like way better then store bought and I know what i Got . Thanks for sharing all that you do …also the sad part of cooking and nutrient is it kills the Nutrients over 110°
No way around it ,

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:37:47 +0000

In reply to chris czajkowski. Nature's Plus Vitamin C Micro-Crystals is free of corn and many other allergens. I get mine from Swanson's.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:13:32 +0000

Hello! To start, I have been a silent follower of your site for years; your posts have been quite enlightening and guiding for me on a healthy-lifestyle for my family. So, thank you.
I have a LOT of North Carolina apples (Florida gal here) and am experimenting with a variety of uses. I’ve never canned applesauce and am not a very schooled canner, but I’ve got the supplies so plan to give this a try.
My question is: Have you a use for the peels and cores? I have seen apple juice, apple jelly, Apple cider vinegar recipes out there. All but the latter include sugars; I’d like to proceed with as little sweetener as possible. I would love to know your thoughts!
Thank you,
C