Easy, Quick, Unsweetened Applesauce
Ingredients
- 10 cups bite-size pieces of apples about 10 or 11 medium apples, peeled if desired
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice juice of 1 lemon
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Combine the apples pieces, lemon juice, water and cinnamon stick in a medium-size pot. Bring to a boil and turn down to medium-low heat. Simmer until fork tender, 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the apple variety. Stir occasionally during cooking.
- Remove the cinnamon stick and mash the apples with a potato masher. If you left the skins on, purée the sauce to incorporate the peels or run it through a food mill to remove them.
- Store the applesauce in clean jars in the refrigerator. It will keep for up to a week. Or freeze for longer-term storage.