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This homemade applesauce tastes kind of like apple pie filling. I just can’t get enough!
My daughter has been on a serious applesauce kick. I keep saying that she would eat a jar a day if I’d let her, but the truth is, she’d eat more than that. I know. I let her do it once.
She regularly asks for applesauce donut muffins for breakfast too. So many apples!
One day last week I made cheeseburgers for dinner and instead of just putting her burger on her bun, she instead loaded her bun up with cottage cheese, apple sauce, and corn. And then she ate it.
Kids are weird, man.
Weird. And kind of frightening.
So, I decided to make applesauce this year. From apples.
Did you know you can do that? You can buy apples and turn them into applesauce?
It doesn’t just come in a big glass jar at the grocery store!
I know! I was surprised to find out about this, too!
Of course, I totally ruined things. I roasted the apples. While you and I might find roasted applesauce delicious, my daughter did not. She took one bite and said “That. Is. Horrible.”
I took one bite and smiled in relief. It was delicious and she didn’t like it. That meant I could eat it all myself.
This homemade applesauce recipe is seriously good!
Y’all, this applesauce tastes like apple pie filling.
It’s definitely sweeter than the applesauce at the store and makes me think dessert or breakfast more than side dish or snack, but you can totally adjust the sugar to your taste.
I can imagine it served warm over vanilla ice cream with some toasted walnuts. It’d also be fabulous stirred into your oatmeal. Or, you know, just eat it with a spoon like me.
If you’d like your applesauce less sweet, just go slow with the sugar. Add the sugar in small increments and taste as you go!
If you want something a little more sweet give this applesauce cake a try!
Roasted Applesauce
Ingredients
- 8 McIntosh apples
- 2 Jonathan apples
- 2 Golden Delicious apples
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- sugar as needed depending on your tastes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Peel and chop the apples and place them in a glass baking dish. Sprinkle with the lemon juice. (Add less juice if your apples are very tart.)
- Mix the oil, maple syrup, ground cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl and pour over the apples. Stir to cover all the apples.
- Bake for 15 minutes and then stir the apples.
- Bake for 15 minutes more or until apples are very tender.
- Remove from the oven and either mash the apples with a potato masher or puree in a blender or food processor. Taste and add more sugar as needed.
- Store in the refrigerator. You can also freeze this if you make a large batch.
Nutrition Information:
adapted from Isa Moskowitz
Rachel - A Cup of Flour says
Mmmm, I love applesauce! I always kind of feel like a kid when I eat it, but who cares, right?
I love making applesauce in the fall/winter, but I’ve never thought of roasting the apples first. I’m definitely going to have to try this.
Applesauce on pancakes, applesauce on toast, applesauce muffins, applesauce on oatmeal…ahhh, I could go on forever! Or at least until spring. 🙂
Amy @ A Little Nosh says
That picture is hilarious!
Jules says
love honey crisp apples. This has become my apple of choice lately. We just did a poker-walk at our campground and afterwards our group had snacks to share. I took the honey crisps, pealed and chopped, put into a crockpot…added vodka 🙂 , little bit sugar and cinnamon and let her cook up! Then took already made pie crusts, brushed with butter and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, cut into squares bake untill litely browned. once cooled use the crisps to dip into the applesauce! Was a huge hit..none left for the midnight snacking!
Will also have to try your roasted apples! yumm Yumm 🙂
Rivki Locker says
this sounds perfect to me. your daughter may have weird taste in foods, but she sure is adorable! 🙂
Joanne says
Here’s the thing. If I put applesauce over ice cream, I’m calling it breakfast food. That sounds rational, right?
Amber says
Looks delicious! Now I am craving some apple butter!
P.S. I accidentally went to bunsintheoven.com instead of your site and am now traumatized for life. ew.
what katie's baking says
hahahah! your daughters ‘burger’ sounds delish. you should let her create your recipes from now on!
this applesauce sounds PERFECT for me… the store-bought kind just isn’t sweet enough for my taste.
Kate says
You’re daughter is beautiful. I love applesauce myself. I just got an apple corer/peeler/slicer thingy and I cant wait to use it (:
Erin says
Ooo I love your ice of eating this with ice cream.
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos says
This sounds awesome! I love the addition of maple syrup!
StephenC says
I love applesauce and just decided what to do with some of the apples Peter’s mom sent us. Have you ever seen the movie “The Bad Seed”?
Jenna says
We make applesauce every fall. Normally I make it healthy without any sugar at all. But, I’m gonna have to try this recipe, sounds yummy!
On a side note: My 6 yr old daughter came up to me as I was reading this post. She asks “Who’s that little girl? Whoever she is, she’s pretty cute!” =) The funny thing is, I’m sure they are close to the same age. =)
Deborah says
I think it sounds wonderful! My daughter is an applesauce lover, too. I’m totally thinking of canning my own this year.
Sandra :) says
Well that looks YUMMY! (So does your daughter – what a cutie, lol). I ordered a food mill yesterday from Amazon because I wanted to make applesauce @ home without having to peel the apples (hand problems) – I’d be a pretty darn cool mom if I made apple pie applesauce 🙂 Thanks for the recipe – I’ll try it as soon as my order comes in!
Nobody says
that picture is priceless! and the recipe sounds awesome.