Homemade Apple Sauce Made Easy: No Peeling Required!

[ajamure]

@truthhound I only add 1/4 cup water but even then there's always too much liquid at the end. So I scoop a lot of it out before using the immersion blender. Then I freeze it to use the next time I cook ribs.

 

[strehec]

@ajamure - Great idea!

 

[ellamoni]

@mynameisneil this looks good

 

[allisonlynette234]

That looks great!
-Ashley S.

 

[ajamure]

I love making applesauce in my Instant Pot. I use Gala or Fuji apples usually (the sweetest of the ones available to me in my regular grocery store), peel and core, cut into fourths, 1/4 cup water, cinnamon, cook 5 minutes, NPR until I remember, scoop out some liquid (because the apples make so much juice and I don't want my applesauce quite that liquidy) which I freeze for the next time I cook ribs, immersion blender, done.

 

[tal1956]

@ajamure the original post says use 1 cup water and she used 5 lbs apples. Did you use 1/4 cup water for the same or less apples? Thank You

 

[ajamure]

@tal1956 I never weigh my apples. I just wing it. Applesauce is very forgiving. Someone else in this thread said she doesn't add any water at all, just washes the apple chunks and puts them in with those water drops on them. Apples make juice so quickly that you really don't need much water.

 

[dinokid]

yes, and apple butter, or pumpkin butter!

 

[futang]

You can also use apple juice for your liquid so you don’t water down the flavor of the apples so much.

 

[corrina98]

@futang I have been doing that for the second and third batches I made.

 

[joshua260]

I will have to try this with the peels. We make applesauce (just organic apples, water, cinnamon and splash of lemon juice) in ours and my son loves it SO much more than what you buy in the store. Plus it is much healthier.

 

[blablabla126]

I never peel the apples, wash, core, section, cook with small amount of water until tender, not too long, put through the food mill, bag and freeze. Pink applesauce! Tastes great, only add stuff to it when getting ready to serve it.

 

[girlandtheword]

Homemade canned applesauce

 

[lutherwestie]

do you use water bath or do you have to pressure can applesauce?

 

[girlandtheword]

@lutherwestie water bath

 

[lutherwestie]

@girlandtheword Will have to try come fall
Thank you!

 

[melancthon1521]

What is your favorite apples to use for applesauce?

 

[ajamure]

@melancthon1521 I use Gala or Fuji which are the sweetest varieties that are readily available to me. But you can use any type, depends on what you like. I use the sweetest ones so I don't have to add any sugar.

 

[faithandfumbleswriter]

In August here we can get Gravenstiens. I use 3/4 Gravenstiens and 1/4 a sweeter apple. No sugar needed.

 

[armyguyclaude]

@faithandfumbleswriter Oh my, I remember eating some Gravensteins so many years ago. I love sour apples.