The Best Easy Homemade Applesauce

Homemade applesauce. There is not much that screams fall more than making a batch of stovetop homemade applesauce right after you get home from apple picking. This Homemade Applesauce Recipe is perfect as a side dish, breakfast, lunch or a snack! If you are looking for the best easy applesauce recipe then you have found it! This homemade applesauce recipe is made with just 5 ingredients and you can have it done in under 30 minutes!

Best apples for Homemade Applesauce

I am not sure I have a favorite apple to use when making crockpot apple all of the types of apples I have used to make homemade applesauce have given us amazing applesauce.

I tend to stick with Fiji apples, Granny smith apples, honey crisp apples, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and McIntosh if I am shopping at the store. If we are at a you pick farm I pick whichever ones they have ripe for picking at that time.

At times I use any of the random apples no matter what type they are when I am making this easy applesauce recipes and it always turns out amazing!

Why Make Homemade Applesauce?

You might be wondering why one would even bother making homemade applesauce when you can pick up a jar at the store so easily. Well my main reason is that premade apple sauce is just to sweet for my liking and making your own you can control how sweet it is.

It is also super easy to freeze applesauce so when I am making this easy stove top applesauce recipe I can double, triple or even 10 times the recipe to have it for whenever we want to enjoy it!

Homemade Applesauce Ingredients

• 4 apples peeled and chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• pinch salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon (You can add more if you like a more cinnamon flavored applesauce)
• 1 tsp agave nectar (optional)

How to Make Homemade Applesauce

Wash, peel and chop your apples and set them aside.

In a medium sized pot add the apples, water, lemon juice, salt and cinnamon.

Turn the heat to medium high and bring to a boil. Once boiling let boil for 15-20 minutes. The applesauce is done cooking when the apples are tender, soft and easily pierced with a fork. Remove the applesauce from the heat and turn off the stove.

If you are wanting a chunky applesauce use a potato masher and mash them. For a smooth applesauce blend with a hand blender.

To make a sweeter applesauce, then before blending you will want to add the agave nectar.

Serve immediately if you want it warm, or refrigerate and serve cold.