Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce

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This 4-ingredient homemade cinnamon applesauce is the perfect recipe to make after a fall apple picking excursion! It cooks in just 20 minutes and makes the whole house smell like autumn.

Applesauce is better when it’s homemade. And thankfully, homemade cinnamon applesauce is a breeze to make!

One of my favorite fall activities is going apple picking, and then getting to make some of our favorite fall treats with freshly picked apples. Homemade applesauce is right at the top of that list. Not only because it tastes so delicious, but also because it fills our kitchen with the cozy aroma of the fall season.

Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce Ingredients

Applesauce can be made with as few as two ingredients! Just simmer some apples in water for a little while, mash, and you have yourself some applesauce. But to enhance the flavor of our applesauce we add a little bit of sugar and cinnamon as well.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make our cinnamon applesauce recipe:

• Apples – We love using a variety of tart and sweet apples that we pick from the local farm. Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Granny Smith are some of our favorites. See below for a full selection of the best apples for applesauce.  
• Water
• Sugar
• Cinnamon

What Kind Of Apples Are Best For Applesauce?

You can use any kind of apples to make a delicious homemade applesauce, which is a great way to use up any extras you have lying around. However, if you are specifically looking to get apples to make applesauce, you should aim for a variety of sweet and tart apples. Here are some great varieties we like to use, listed in order from sweetest to tartest:

• Fuji
• Gala
• Honeycrisp
• Cortland
• Empire
• McIntosh
• Granny Smith

How To Make Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce

Making homemade cinnamon applesauce is super easy. Basically all of the work comes from prepping the apples. We recommend getting yourself an apple corer/peeler to make this easier and quicker. Otherwise you’ll have to peel and core by hand. 

1. First, peel and core your apples.
2. Next, add the apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon to a pot with a lid.
3. Then, cover the pot and cook over medium low heat for 20 minutes, or until the apples are soft and mash easily.
4. Mash thoroughly and let cool.
5. Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week.

While you can enjoy applesauce immediately after cooking, it’ll still be hot. So we recommend letting it cool on the counter for about 30 minutes before putting it in the fridge. Then you can cool it all the way down and enjoy it whenever you want!

Homemade Applesauce Variations

As we mentioned earlier, applesauce can be made as simply as simmering apples in water and then mashing. But applesauce can also be made in many different variations of flavor.

Here are some other ideas for homemade applesauce variations:

• Make it sweeter – Use brown sugar instead of regular sugar in this recipe for a slightly sweeter flavor. 
• Make it maple – Replace the sugar and cinnamon with a little bit of maple syrup for a maple applesauce.
• Go all in on fall – In addition to cinnamon, add nutmeg and allspice for a more potent fall flavor.
• Stick to the classics – Remove the cinnamon for a classic applesauce made with your favorite apples.
• Add more fruit – Add a little bit of fruit preserves or fresh fruit for an extra flavorful applesauce. Blueberries and strawberries work great for this!

Next time you go apple picking, don’t be afraid to pick to your heart’s content. Any excess of apples you have can easily be made into some delicious homemade applesauce!

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