Truth be told, I used to HATE apple sauce {as in the store bought or even some homemade stuff}. It was too mushy / baby food like and it was too sweet. Like WAY to sweet. So, I of course being the determined short girl that I am decided to make a version that even I would like. And now? I LOVE it. This is so easy to make, makes my house smell good and it freezes really well {and for up to a year!}. So go pick whatever apples are left and make a BUNCH to enjoy all year long!
A Quick Tip: Use a baking dish with high sides, when making this the apples puff up and it saves you from having a messy oven 🙂
Ingredients:
• Apples
{A small-medium sized batch is about 4 apples. I used macs, cortlands and a few other local ones… Any apple should work though}
• Apples
{A small-medium sized batch is about 4 apples. I used macs, cortlands and a few other local ones… Any apple should work though}
How to:
• Preheat your oven to 350 F.
• Peel your apples.
• If you have an apple corer, use that to core them. Otherwise do the Liz method: Split it into quarters, use a knife and cut out the core/seeds.
• Slice each quarter piece of apple {I do between cutting it in half to cutting it into fourths depending on how large my apple is, you want roughly the same size pieces for even cooking}.
• Dump it all into a baking dish {with high sides}.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes.
• Pull out of oven, stir {I like mine partly smooth partly chunky but if you like it all smooth you might have to cook for a bit longer}.
• Transfer to a container and store in fridge or freezer
• Preheat your oven to 350 F.
• Peel your apples.
• If you have an apple corer, use that to core them. Otherwise do the Liz method: Split it into quarters, use a knife and cut out the core/seeds.
• Slice each quarter piece of apple {I do between cutting it in half to cutting it into fourths depending on how large my apple is, you want roughly the same size pieces for even cooking}.
• Dump it all into a baking dish {with high sides}.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes.
• Pull out of oven, stir {I like mine partly smooth partly chunky but if you like it all smooth you might have to cook for a bit longer}.
• Transfer to a container and store in fridge or freezer
Boom. It’s done. And if you get your apples locally you’ll get them for cheap and their fresh and well yummy.
Enjoy!
Interesting method. I make mine on the stovetop. You just have to mash it a little as it cooks down (you add some water/apple juice or cider to the pot) to make it smoother. I also like to add some cinnamon and/or pumpkin pie spice to mine. It’s also a good idea to mix different types of apples together, as not all of them make for good applesauce flavors (too bigger or way too sweet).
I might be canning some soon, as I just got all of Baba’s canning supplies.