Applesauce for the Freezer Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Applesauce for the Freezer Recipe). There is nothing better than homemade applesauce with hand-picked apples, and it is so easy to do! If you want chunky applesauce, use a potato masher to mash the cooked apples. If you prefer smooth apple sauce, run the cooked apples through a food mill. The key is adding a few strips of lemon peel to the apples while cooking. The lemon heightens the apple flavor. Make sure you use a good cooking apple like Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Jonathan, Mcintosh, or Gravenstein. Ready to serve as soon as you're done, either hot or refrigerated. Delicious with vanilla ice cream or vanilla yogurt. Freezes easily, lasts up to one year in a cold freezer.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 40 mins

Servings: 20

Yield: 5 quarts

Applesauce for the Freezer Recipe

Ingredients

3 ½ pounds apples - peeled

cored

and quartered

1 cup water

¼ cup dark brown sugar

¼ cup white sugar

or less to taste

3 tablespoons lemon juice

or more to taste

1 (3 inch) piece cinnamon stick

4 strips lemon zest

½ teaspoon salt

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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

Nutritional Information

Applesauce for the Freezer Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:20

Calories: 62.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 0.2g 1%

Carbohydrates: 16.6g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 2.1g 8%

Sugars: 13.5g

Fat: 0.1g

Vitamin A Iu: 44.3IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.1mg 1%

Vitamin C: 5.2mg 9%

Folate: 2.8mcg 1%

Calcium: 10.7mg 1%

Iron: 0.1mg 1%

Magnesium: 4.7mg 2%

Potassium: 93.4mg 3%

Sodium: 60.1mg 2%

Calories From Fat: 1.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.