I want to make applesauce for dinner

[sabrelvssammy]

The price of applesauce is bugging me. I think it is time to make my own.

Does anyone have a super easy recipe (I don't want to can) not yet anyway...

I just want to make some applesauce and eat it...

Anyone got applesauce?

[starsapphire]

Delicious Apple Sauce Recipe - Allrecipes.com

[pollypurebred39]

Well, I just do what my Grandmother did. I peel, core, and cube apples, it makes no difference how many, you decide. Then I add a bit of water and cook into a sauce. Add sugar if you wish, a pinch of salt. If you want the apple sauce smooth rather than chunky, run through a mill. It's easy, peasy.

[Jamauk]

If I'm doing a smallish batch (not for canning) I peel, core & dice about 8-10 apples and throw them in my crockpot with a splash of water. I toss in about a tbsp of cinnamon and let it cook on low for about 8-10 hours (starting it after dinner and having it for breakfast is popular here )

I store it in the fridge or freezer if I'm not canning it.

[sabrelvssammy]

Ok- next question:

How long will a batch last in the refrigerator???

[Jamauk]

I'd say up to a week or so. If you don't add any sugar, you aren't putting any preservatives in it.

[frugalwarrior2]

I freeze mine in sandwich bags flat.

[nancycg56]

Well, I just do what my Grandmother did. I peel, core, and cube apples, it makes no difference how many, you decide. Then I add a bit of water and cook into a sauce. Add sugar if you wish, a pinch of salt. If you want the apple sauce smooth rather than chunky, run through a mill. It's easy, peasy.

This is how I do mine ~ I quarter the apples, leaving the skin on, cook the same way and put them through the food mill. I add a little sugar and cinnamon and it's done The red skins left on the apples make the sauce pink

[frugalwarrior2]

Oh I peel mine and mash w/ a potato masher after cooking. I use cinnamon and sugar to taste.

[sabrelvssammy]

I freeze mine in sandwich bags flat.

Seriously? What is it like when it thaws out? Still like freshly made or mushier???

[sabrelvssammy]

If I'm doing a smallish batch (not for canning) I peel, core & dice about 8-10 apples and throw them in my crockpot with a splash of water. I toss in about a tbsp of cinnamon and let it cook on low for about 8-10 hours (starting it after dinner and having it for breakfast is popular here )

I store it in the fridge or freezer if I'm not canning it.

So you only need a tiny bit of water? Don't cover the apples with water coz they have so much in them naturally>?

[Jamauk]

So you only need a tiny bit of water? Don't cover the apples with water coz they have so much in them naturally>?

I don't cover them with water. For 8-10 apples I'd use maybe 1-2 cups of water at the most. If you want it a bit sweeter, in the past I've added a can of frozen apple juice concentrate and skipped the water. I do that in the winter when the apples aren't as sweet.

After they are done cooking I use a potato masher to mash it down. This leves it a bit chunky. If I want it smooth, I use my immersion blender.

I freeze mine in those plastic ball jars for freezer jam. I've never had an issue. With texture.

[mamamia]

If I'm doing a smallish batch (not for canning) I peel, core & dice about 8-10 apples and throw them in my crockpot with a splash of water. I toss in about a tbsp of cinnamon and let it cook on low for about 8-10 hours (starting it after dinner and having it for breakfast is popular here )

I store it in the fridge or freezer if I'm not canning it.

About how much sauce do you get out of the 8-10 apples? With the price of apples lately, I would need to be able to at least do better than the BOGO sale I got last week. I got (2) 22oz jars for about $2.29. So yeah, I love the idea of home-made, but just wondering if there's an economical advantage to it.

theresa

[ladytoysdream]

The most economical way to do applesauce is to buy apples by the bushel when in season.
First I wash the apples, then peel them, quarter them, take out the inside seed cavity, then you can slice them, like 3 or 4 pieces from each cut quarter, depending on size of apple. Put apples in a pot with a little water, maybe a cup or so. If you put too much water in, then you need to cook it more to get rid of the extra water. Keep a eye on the pot and don't run out of water on the bottom, or the apples will burn. You need to stir every so often. When apples are soft, you mash them. You can measure so much per freezer bag for pint or quart depending on family size, and then flat is a good way to go so the bags stack better in freezer. I can mine in pints for our use. The nice thing about making your own, is that you know what goes into it.
You can make a small batch to try out the method and see if it is something you like to do before buying a bigger quanity of apples to work with. I would buy a mixed bushel if possible of different apples to work with for better flavor. Sometimes you can only buy one variety in a bushel.

You don't need number one cosmetically perfect apples to make applesauce. Seconds or blemished are great to work with and you get the most bang for your buck. Just remove the bad spots along with the peel. I put the peelings out on the garden. Now if you really want to be frugal, save the peelings, with NO bad spots....boil them in some water...remove/drain the peelings out....and save the water you now have to make apple jelly. I have never done this, but have read about it, many times. I think I am going to try this myself, next time, I make applesauce

[josantoro]

I don't peel my apples but then I rarely peel anything except citrus fruit! I use apples from the wild trees around here and the flavor is SO much better than commercial applesauce. Not sure how it would be with store apples since I find they have no flavor either.

My favorite is from an old tree of Yellow Transparent apples - OMG they make the best sauce!!! And they come out in late August, just when I am a-hankerin' for apples!!