Name: Homemade Applesauce Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Fuji Apples; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 cup water; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Back in the kitchen and I’ve decided to share my homemade applesauce recipe. I’ve been baking for quite a while now and I want to improve on it by using healthier ingredients, lower calories, and definitely dairy-free. This homemade applesauce recipe is perfect to use especially during the Fall season when we just love more cinnamon.

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Enjoy This Recipe

Finally wrote this recipe separately for easy reference. I like making my own applesauce instead of buying ready-made or instead of using oil and butter as a fat replacer and binder although I still stock vegan butter.

This applesauce has no added preservatives and I just added some lemon juice, vanilla, and cinnamon powder. It’s an easy recipe that everyone can make.

While it is said that applesauce originates from Europe it has become widely used in America and can be prepared in two ways using peeled or unpeeled apples.

For this recipe I use Fuji apples which are naturally sweet, they have a long shelf life and are also easily available to me.

Check these vegan red velvet mini cupcakes using homemade applesauce.

Homemade Applesauce Recipe

Ingredients

Fuji apples – peel and remove any seeds.

Lemon Juice – for added flavor and helps keep the acidity of the apples.

Ground Ceylon Cinnamon – you can also use whole cinnamon about 2-3 sticks.

Water – for softening the apples

Vanilla extract -adds taste and flavor

Instructions

Wash apples, pat dry and remove skin and seeds. Chop and boil with water.

Add the lemon juice, vanilla extract and cinnamon. Simmer for 20-25 minutes.

Once soft, mash or puree according to your preference.

Let it cool before transferring it to a clean glass container.

Keep in the fridge to last for up to 2 weeks.

Recipe Notes

In making applesauce you can use other varieties of apples such as:

Golden Delicious Apples
Gala
Cortland
Pink Lady
Crispin
Honey Crisp

Learn about the benefits of Apples in this Vegan Apple Crisp Recipe.

Nutrition Details

Nutrition calculation is based on using an online calculator (verywellfit) and for reference use only.

OIL-FREE & EGG-FREE BROWNIES

VEGAN CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN CAKE

APPLE GALETTE

Homemade Applesauce Recipe

Jeannie

Quick and easy homemade applesauce recipe to be used for your baking. Its easy, cheap and tasty.

5 from 16 votes

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course condiment, sauce

Cuisine American

Servings 3

Calories 83 kcal

Equipment

Cooking Pan
Immersion blender / Potato masher
Measuring spoons /cup

Ingredients Needed

2 cups Fuji Apples
2 tbsp Lemon juice
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup water
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Wash apples, peel and chop.
Boil with 1 cup of water.
Add lemon juice, vanilla extract and cinnamon.
Let it simmer for 25 minutes until apples are soft.
Mash or use immersion blender to puree the apples.
Let it cool before transferring in a clean container.
Place in the fridge to last for about two weeks.

Notes

You can try using other apples or mixing 2-3 varieties. Choose apples that are sweet so you don’t need to add sugar if using Fuji and Gala.
If you want it to be sweeter you can add sugar about 1-2 tablespoons.
To avoid browning of apples after peeling and chopping you can soak it in water before boiling.