Applesauce for the Freezer

Name: Applesauce for the Freezer
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 20 Servings
Ingredients: 🍎 3 ½ pounds apples - peeled, cored, and quartered; 💧 1 cup water; 🍋 3 tablespoons lemon juice, or more to taste; 🟫 ¼ cup dark brown sugar; ¼ cup white sugar, or less to taste; 🌿 1 (3 inch) piece cinnamon stick; 🍋 4 strips lemon zest; 🧂 ½ teaspoon salt

Cost $10, save $5

Source: Recommended by CookPal

30 Min
20 Servings
$10

Applesauce for the Freezer

Cost $10, save $5

Source: Recommended by CookPal

30 Min
20 Servings
$10

INGREDIENTS

Fruit
- 🍎 3 ½ pounds apples - peeled, cored, and quartered
Liquid
- 💧 1 cup water
- 🍋 3 tablespoons lemon juice, or more to taste
Sweetener
- 🟫 ¼ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar, or less to taste
Spice & Seasoning
- 🌿 1 (3 inch) piece cinnamon stick
- 🍋 4 strips lemon zest
- 🧂 ½ teaspoon salt

STEPS

Stir apples, water, brown sugar, white sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon stick, lemon zest, and salt together in a large pot. Place a cover on the pot and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the apples are soft, 20 to 30 minutes.

Remove pot from heat. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and lemon zest strips. Mash apples with a potato masher.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

Calories

0
Protein
17
Carbs
0
Fats

💡 Use fresh, flavorful cooking apples for the best taste.To make smoother applesauce, use a food mill instead of a potato masher.Serve warm or chilled for variation.Store in an airtight container in the freezer to maintain freshness for up to one year.