Sarah's Homemade Applesauce

I have a 30+ lb bag of apples from our apple tree that NEED to get used up so I took a chance and QUADRUPLED this recipe (praying for good results...otherwise I huge waste of ingrediants). My only change - I used a more apples than called for (6-7 apples X 4). My prayers have been answered!! My apples and effort have not gone to waste! I now have an economical recipe for applesauce that tastes wonderful and EVERYONE loves! Thanks a million phatcat! I'll be sure to repeat this recipe every fall!!

Very good. I scaled-up the recipes and usd 10 apples, 3/4 c sugar ut only 1 c water since I cooked it in my slow cooker on high for four hours. Delicious. I added some extra cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg for fun.

I have my grandbaby visiting this weekend from Minneapolis and wanted to make him some homemade applesauce. (I didn't even do that for my OWN kids!) So I chose this recipe, but only as a reference. Because it was for an infant not quite six months old I knew I would add no sugar or cinnamon. But I'll tell you, even if I wanted to, there'd be no way I'd add this much sugar (a tablespoon per apple?) no matter what size the apples were. Also, knowing apples give off a lot of liquid, 3/4 cup of water seemed a lot. I cut that back to 1/2 cup, and could have used even less - I think 1/4 cup would have been fine. But that's 2/3 less than the recipe calls for! I chunked rather than chopped the apples, so I could do a good fork test on a chunk of apple to make sure it was cooked until tender. Again, because this was intended for a baby, I ran it through the food processor (blender would have worked fine too) rather than mashing it. So two stars as written because of the overload of both sugar and water, even tho' it ended up pure and delicious. I can't wait to see how little Andrew likes it!

Awesome!! My first time making applesauce and it was delicious. I used cortland apples, and instead of sugar I added 4 packets of splenda and a little extra cinnamon. I will definitely be making this again!!

This is one of the first things I've tried to cook, and I don't think it came out how it was supposed to, but I think the next time I make it, it will be even more wonderful!! I used 4 small gala apples and 1 medium granny smith, added a little bit more water, and kept the peels on for added nutritional benefit. Next time I will peel them and chop up the peels into much smaller bits and add 'em in...I'll also probably cook it a few minutes longer, I think I probably let it sit on the stove for about 21-22 minutes, stirring occasionally but a few more minutes would of probably been better. I also didn't use an exact measurement on the 1/2 t of cinn. (Just kinda eye-balled it with a 1 t) and it was the perfect amount. I will probably use a tad less sugar too. Anyway... all my non-skills at cooking aside, this tastes SOOOOO good!!!! Thanks phatcat for making one of my first cooking experiences a positive one!

I make this exact recipe every autumn, and it never fails to impress people. It's so easy, and homemade applesauce is FAR better than the storebought!

I am seriously sitting here trying to figure out why I buy applesauce. This is EXCELLENT!! I mean for as much as we hemmorage through it, (which is the reason I sought this recipe, I was out...and whats a pork chop without applesauce) I always have apples thanks to my apple tree out back & now I will never be without, thanks phatcat!!

Sooo easy and delicious. I used Jonagold apples and omitted the sugar but it still tasted sweet. I tripled the recipe and canned the applesauce - don't let the applesauce cool, mash it while hot and pour into hot, sterilized jars, then 15 minutes in hot water bath for pint-sized jars or 20 minutes for larger jars. It took approx. 2 and 1/2 large apples to fill 1 pint-sized jar. I plan to make more and give them to the neighbors!

This applesauce is delicious, though next time, I would cut down on the sugar.

Very delicious! My thirteen year old daughter is my applesauce "expert" and taste tester. She loves cinnamon so we added quite a bit more. This applesauce is wonderful served warm with a nice pot roast dinner.

I made this but used brown sugar instead. Bring the water and brown sugar to a boil to dissolve the brown sugar before you add the apples. I also added 1/2 tsp of nutmeg and vanilla. For the adults, try an ounce of your favorite liquor, I like amaretto or frangelico.

I like to use Granny Smith apples in this recipe along with brown sugar and a full teaspoon of apple pie spice. This recipe doubles and triples well. Excellent way to use banged up/discounted apples and this makes a great fill-in for oil/eggs to lighten up your baking.

I have never made applesauce until a couple of days ago and this recipe is delicious and I will be making it over and over again..my mom in law was eating it and said this is great applesauce tastes like homemade..lol..so simple and not a lot of ingrediants and that is what I love in a recipe..thanks for submitting!!:)

AMAZING! I've never had homemade applesauce, and I won't be going back to the store bought. I made a triple batch and used 12 apples - 6 fuji, 3 granny smith, and 3 brayburn. I used the apples, 1/2 cup water and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. No sugar. I cooked them in the crockpot for 4 hours on high. A slight mash with a potato masher and they were perfect. A word of warning: don't try this warm! I had my first taste when the applesauce was still warm and it was kinda nasty. I was really disappointed until I tried the cold applesauce the next day. HUGE difference! I'm on my third triple batch in three weeks, and I'm going to make two more batches this weekend and freeze it all.

switch white sugar for brown sugar... just do it.

Delicious! I doubled the recipe and brought it on a ladies' weekend trip; they raved about it. I made this recipe using 1/2 macintosh apples(sweet) and 1/2 granny smith apples(sour). I only put in 3/4 of the amount of sugar requested in the recipe (this was just the right amount). The cinnamon makes the applesauce look a little darker than in the photo, so put in a smaller amount or sprinkle on top like the photo shows. I used my apple-peeler-corer and I did not have to mash.

I made this to go with baked oatmeal. My family loved it. I used a cheese grader for the apples. Fast and easy and Yummy!

I use this recipe regularly- really easy recipe for a potluck, brunch, or just to have as a snack. I ALWAYS make this in my smaller crock pot, 5 apples always fills it up to the very top, but since they cook down quite a bit, there's plenty of room by the end of 3-4 hours. A word from the wise, all apples are not created equally! Some apple varieties will NOT mash very well. Gala works well, Fuji does not (if memory serves). You do not need to add sugar to this recipe, which makes it great for diabetics. If you stir gently halfway through cooking but leave the apples mostly intact, it is a great ice cream topping.

If you use Empire apples, you needn't add any sugar.

This is sooooo good. Made 2.5 times the original amount, and I just ate way too much in one sitting. It's such a pain to peel all those apples, and I feel like you lose a lot of good apple, so I just cored them, cut them in quarters, and cooked them that way. Once it cooled, I used my hands to squeeze the peels away from the apples. That worked pretty well.

This is almost the same recipe used at my school. Instead, try adding 1/8 cup brown sugar and 1/8 cup white. Gives it an extra delicious flavor!

LOVE it! Left some of the peels on the apple and added some frozen cranberries towards the end to make it more "rustic." (add at end so some still have a little 'pop') Huge hit at a baby shower brunch...making again right now!! --Cortland apples worked great--Fab recipe; so quick and easy! **Update on this, used Haralson Apples. They didn't mush so well (see photo) but they were fab!!!

this was so easy and SO YUMMY! I went the crockpot route and it took about 3 hours on high. Very easy. I used about 7 apples (just what I had on hand and needed to get rid of ... 5 RED DELICIOUS & 2 GRANNY SMITH. I took the advice of using 1/4 cup brown sugar instead of the white and I added a pinch of ground cloves as well as a tiny bit of vanilla extract. It's not going to last long around here!

Great for baby food.

i used this to put in some apple turnovers i made it it worked perfectly :)

best applesauce ever

This applesauce was really tasty and different at the same time. Usually when I make applesauce I have this really nice, thickened sauce made when the sugars and water combine. I found that with this recipie though, the water slightly thickened. Don't get me wrong, as I did enjoy it! There are a lot of ways to make the same thing and change isn't a bad thing! This applesauce was all in all, easy, simple, and quite delicious. Tip: I added 1/2 a tablespoon of maple syrup (being a true Canadian) and it was da Bomb!

amazing. applesauce was never so easy, and never tasted so good!

I scaled up this recipe and found that there was way too much moisture. I ended up taking the apples out of the water and mashing them separately, adding back in a spoonful of the apple water, as needed, to get the consistency I wanted. I also felt this was a tad on the sweet side, but still really good and likely something kids will enjoy a lot with the sweetness.

I make this every fall too. A trick my mom always did...when the apples are done cooking, throw several old fashion red hots in and let them melt, stir. Gives a pretty color and a little more taste.

I made this using some leftover chopped apples that I had after making apple dumplings. My 4 year old son loved it. The only thing I did different is decrease the recipe(since I was using leftover apples), used white grape juice instead of water, and I used splenda baking blend instead of sugar.

I made this in the slow cooker and then used an immersion blender to make a smooth sauce. To keep as it as healthful as possible, I did not peel the apples. This is a great homemade baby food recipe and keeps well frozen!

this is a perfect quick recipe. thank you for posting it because i was having such a hard time finding a simple applesauce recipe.

Too yummy! Thank you for making my tummy happy!

Oh yum. If you have the time, do it. This freezes really well, too. I leaved the peels on my apples and it gave it a nice pink color. Very pretty.

This is DELICIOUS applesauce! It is tasty, with just the right amount of cinnamon. I made the following alterations: 1) I only used a pinch or two of sugar, and am glad I did because he natural sugars of the apples made it just sweet enough. 2) I didn't use as much water as the recipe calls for. I'm glad I did because it was hard enough to drain as it was (I used half the water it calls for). I would've given it 5 stars, except for the water problem.

It was yummy. However, it doesn't make much, so I would definitely at least double the recipe.

I found this recipe to have too much water, and not even close to enough cinnamon. I had to cook the water out forever, and that killed the texture I was hoping to get from homemade sauce. I was surprised it turned out like this, given the glowing reviews... until I realized how many glowing reviews had actually change the recipe entirely and were rating their own applesauce recipe instead. Frustrating and disappointing.

Wonderful! I had never made homemade applesauce before, and I wanted to try something easy. I added a bit more cinnamon than called for, and it was superb!

Very good! I skipped the sugar and added some canned apple juice concentrate.

This is by far the best applesauce that I have ever made! This will be the only way I make it from now on. 3/4 cups of water sounded a lot and the ratio of apples to water seemed off, as well, but I decided to follow the recipe, anyway. After mashing it all together after it cooled, the consistancy was perfect! Just the way we like it. I will continue making applesauce this way. Thanks for sharing your recipe, Phatcat!!

I've been making this applesauce for many years. It IS delicious AND easy. I add the 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon. Then I add about 1/4 cup of cinnamon candies....it adds a pink tint and a little more cinnamon touch.

Goodbye Motts! Wow, thank you so much for this recipe. I will never again buy applesauce in the jar. Not only is this far more flavorful, it's incredibly economical, too. I made one batch last weekend - half was eaten, and the other half was used to make Applesauce Bread (also found on this website), and am already about to make my second!

Weeee! I needed applesauce for another recipe. Had lots of apples that were on the verge of going bad, so I thought...hmmm...bad apples...need applesauce...voila! This was super easy. I put everything into the crockpot and set it on high for about 3 hours. All I had to do after that was stir it a little bit to break up the chunks to make it a sauce, then I let it continue to cook in the crockpot for another hour with the lid half off to cook off some of the extra water. Thanks!

I make this to use as an oil/butter substitute while baking. It's quite good! Also delicious on raisin, cinnamon toast :)

I made this for my 16 month old grandson but left the sugar out at my daughter's suggestion (she's a vegan and VERY healthy eater). He loves it and now I have to make more and take to him about every 2 weeks. Bill

So good! I didn't add the full measure of sugar, and every time will add less and less sugar to see how little I can get away with and still have it taste as good!

Great recipe This is my first time making applesauce and it's exactly what I was hoping it would be. Easy to make and delicious. I followed the recipe exactly and used a blender to get the consistency I wanted.

This is one of the first things I learned to cook by myself as a child (Mom cut the apples). We left the peels on during the cooking process, this would give the applesauce a pretty red color, then into a cone shaped strainer to get rid of the skins.

Very good and easy! Made this in the crockpot with about 6 different kinds of apples (I more than doubled the recipe) and it didn't last long in my house! The key is to use different types of apples for better depth of flavor. Much much better than store bought.

So ggod and so easy. I made it with Splenda instead of sugar because my husband and I are both type 2 diabetics. My husband raved about it!

We would give this more stars if possible. My son & husband love applesauce but they really LOVE this version!!! We try not to use sweeteners so left out the sugar all together - just apples, water & cinnamon. Took advice of another reviewer and dumped everything in crockpot and cooked for 2-3 hours. AMAZING!! They loved it hot, they loved it chilled. They even loved it when I thawed some frozen raspberries, mushed them and added into the applesauce. Next time I'll try tossing in a bag of frozen raspberries, blueberries or peaches in the crockpot as well for a flavored variety. Thanks for such a great recipe!!!

You don't need so much sugar.

Delicious, easy, and only four ingredients! The perfect way to get rid of apples that are about to go off.

Reduce water to 1/4 cup and microwave and mash, very quick.

Why did I ever buy applesauce in a jar when this is so easy and delicious!? The only time-consuming part is peeling the apples

This is the perfect recipe to use up a bunch of apples before they go bad. It's delicious. I used half the sugar and it was plenty. Especially good after its cooled in the refrigerator overnight.

SUPER easy and SUPER tasty. Like another reviewer, instead of sugar, I used the equivalent of sweetener. I also added a little more cinnamon because I really like cinnamon. My Fiance isn't much of an applesauce guy. But, he ate a serving and commented that it was good. He still probably won't eat much applesauce, but it's a huge step in that he ate more than a little spoonful! This is a keeper for sure - so easy to do, you could do it every day. AND, it makes your house smell amazing - like Christmas!

This is the simplest of recipes and extremely delicious! We used Spartan apples, and added the sugar and cinnamon after cooking so as not to overdo it. We puréed the apples in the food processor and the applesauce turned out very well. Yummy!

This was good. I did add a small handful of brown sugar which actually made it too sweet. Next time I'll do 1/8C of brown sugar and 1/8C of white sugar. I also added a small amount of cornstarch dissolved in a small amount of water to make the watery-ness thicker. It turned out terrific!

I don't like apple sauce from the store and decided to give this recipe a try. Boy, am I glad I did! This was so good! I wish I would have doubled the recipe. I cooked this in the crock pot since I had to run errands. It turned out fab!

VERY easy, VERY delicious!

this recipe is so easy and it really is delicious. I had kids that don't usually eat applesauce wanting more. I will be using this anytime I have extra apples I want to use!

Sickeningly sweet and way too much water. Notice that many of the "five star" review double or more the amount of apples.

My husband loves this. He says it tastes like the apple butter his grandmother made him. It will be a regular in our home.

I thought this was a great, basic recipe. Next time I plan to buy some vanilla frozen yogurt, coat it with granola, and then top it with this apple sauce. Excellent!

This recipe is easy to make and helps you get rid of those old apples.

I don't like apple sauce from the store and decided to give this recipe a try. Boy, am I glad I did! This was so good! I wish I would have doubled the recipe. I cooked this in the crock pot since I had to run errands. It turned out fab!

Yummy! But I was the only one who partook of it! Although, probably because it was Halloween night and the kids were way more interested in their candy ;) It tasted lovely, like apple pie, and next time I will try it with vanilla ice cream!

This recipe is qick and simple. I simmered my apples in the water, sugar, cinnamon, and I added some of my homemade vanilla (yum!!) for about 1 1/2 hours. My kids loved this, thanks!

I used FUJI apples for mine, and they are a sweet apple anyways. I am going to lessen the sugar a bit and water an itty bit. my apples were medium size.........1st time making, and I loved it!!!!

Just made this today to go with a pork tenderloin. Perfect and simple!! Will definitely make this one again!

I know everyone else loved this, but it was WAY too much water for me. After cooking for 15 minutes, it still looked like apple soup. I had to drain off a lot of the water, which meant that I lost a lot of the spices too, so I had to add more of everything. Maybe it would work better if you cook the apples and water without the spices, then drain the water, then add spices.

This is a GREAT recipe. We have 24 apple trees in the back yard and the Early June ones are ready now. I used brown sugar instead of white and added the recommended amount of cinnamon and a touch of apple pie spice. Yummmm....We'll make this again !.

I have made applesauce in the past many times and find this recipe is basically the same. The only difference is, I used red cinnamon candies to give it a beautiful red coloring plus it adds only a little flavor. You still need cinnamon. Great recipe - 5 stars from me!! My Mother-In Law taught me how to.

Amazing! Easy! I use this all the time thank you for sharing.

I needed applesauce for my zucchini bread but did not have any. I decided to try making from scratch. This recipe worked out great, however I didn't use any sugar at all just 3/4 cup apple juice in place of water and a squeeze of lemon juice to keep apples from turning brown. Thanks

I had never made applesauce before - this was so quick and simple - my 4 year old who doesnt like anything devoured it and even my 8 month old loved it! Thank so much! It was really fun!

Good and easy recipe. I used red delicious and will try different types of apples next time. I thought the sweetness was perfect. Good replacement for dessert.

So Easy & So Tasty!! This was my first time making applesauce. I used about 4 & 1/2 Red Delicious Apples, 3/4 C. Water, 3 & 1/2 Tbsp. Sugar, and Eyeballed The Cinnamon. Very Good!!

Delicious and super easy- I may never buy applesauce again!

Really super recipe! I tried it with 6 apples and only an inch of water in the bottom of the saucepan. Sweetened with very little brown sugar instead of white; another time tried honey (also good). For another version, try adding a little crushed pineapple to it, and/or golden raisins.

Great recipe! So easy too! I made it for 2 (mine was 198 calories for a nice sized serving) instead of 4....used braeburn apples and added extra cinnamon, half white and half brown sugar plus a pinch of cloves, a splash of vanilla extract and a shot of brandy...turned out amazing. Total keeper.

I like to add a touch of vanilla to my applesauce towards the end of cooking time. It makes it extra special.

This recipe makes excellent applesauce, and it's so easy! I just made two batches with a total of 36 (yes, that's THIRTY-SIX!) apples, split down the middle between Gala and Honey Crisp. I did use brown sugar, as other people suggested, and not quite as much. This is going to my kids' preschool tomorrow for snack. I can tell there won't be leftovers. Thanks!

A very good applesauce and such a great alternative to buying prepared applesauce. It really is very simple!

Thank you very much. I have been looking for an easy to prepare applesauce recipe for a long time.

My apples turned out very nice and soft, but wouldn't mash. Oh well. Baby still really enjoyed them!

So much better than store bought! The taste is fresher and with more flavor. I didn't add any sugar, which my family liked a lot. I've made it a couple times, using red delicious, golden delicious, fuji, gala, braeburn, and Jonagold apples. All of them are sweet enough to not add sugar except maybe the Jonagold, which were a little tart.

Love this recipe! Yummy! and easy!

A great applesauce recipe. Modify sugar amounts according to how tart your apple is.

easy delicious recipe!

The applesauce was really good and soo easy to make!

Very good! I especially liked the review that recommended the crock pot. I put mine on low and let it cook overnight. Turned out great! Thanks!

"There's a party in my tummy-so yummy, so yummy":) This is sooo good! It turned out wonderful! We pounced on it while it was still warm, and added a scoop of whip cream...made it taste like apple pie! Next time I'll add crumbled pie crust! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

Always so good. Doubled the apples, used 2 tblspns of sugar, 1/2c. Apple juice and 1tblspn of cinnamon. Crockpot on high for 5 hours and its perfect!

exceptional applesauce. I only made one change, I used brown sugar instead of white sugar.

awesome. just made a double batch today and it came out perfect. followed recipe exactly. next time i will try with stevia instead of sugar.

I had a 3 lb bag of mushy apples that we did not want to eat. Followed the recipe exactly and it turned out great! Thank you. - I made it in the crock pot.