- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
This easy applesauce recipe makes the kitchen smell incredible and tastes much better than anything you can buy at the store. Use apples that you enjoy eating. We particularly love using crisp, sweet apples when making applesauce and generally do not add any sweetener. If you feel the applesauce needs some extra sweetness, add a sweetener to taste at the end of cooking. We recommend brown sugar, maple syrup, or honey.
Ingredient:
- 4 pounds (1.8kg) crisp sweet apples, rinsed, 8 large apples
- One 3-inch cinnamon stick or 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, fresh orange juice, or apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 whole star anise, optional
- Brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, or other sweetener to taste, optional
