Homeschool mom makes delicious apple sauce from fresh apples (easy!) | Homemade apple sauce recipe

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

cinnamon

🥗Healthier: nutmeg

💰Cheaper: pumpkin pie spice

Nutmeg provides a warm flavor similar to cinnamon.

Wash the apples thoroughly.

Cut the apples into quarters or smaller pieces.

Fill a couple of big pots with the chopped apples and a little bit of water.

Add some apple cider to the pots.

Cook the apples for 10 to 15 minutes until they are soft.

Set up the strainer to separate the applesauce from the peels, cores, and seeds.

Crank the strainer to mash the apples and extract the applesauce.

Mix in some fruit fresh to prevent browning.

Spoon the applesauce into jars, leaving room for expansion when freezing.

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