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A bowl of The Best Spiced Vanilla Homemade Applesauce, garnished with two cinnamon sticks.

The Best Spiced Vanilla Homemade Applesauce

Bree Hester
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 4 cups
Calories 160 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • Approximately 5 pounds apples peeled and chopped
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot or Dutch oven add the apples, water, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and lemon juice.
    Chopped apples, sugar, and cinnamon in a pot for homemade applesauce.
  • Let the apples cook over medium to low heat until the apples are soft, about 20 minutes.
    Stewed apples cooking in a pot, perfect for apple pie filling or desserts.
  • Remove from heat and add the vanilla bean paste.
    Adding vanilla bean paste to spiced vanilla homemade applesauce.
  • You can either put the apples in a food mill, food processor or use my weapon of choice - a potato masher. I like my apple sauce to have some chunks, but you can make it as smooth or as chunky as you like. 
    Mashing cooked apples for The Best Spiced Vanilla Homemade Applesauce with a potato masher.
  • Looks pretty wholesome, doesn't it? Give it a taste. You can add more sugar if you like a sweeter sauce. I like a medium sweet sauce, but I like a lot of lemon and cinnamon.
    Chunky spiced vanilla homemade applesauce in a stainless steel pot.
  • I made this apple sauce to accompany roast pork. It was absolutely delicious with it. 
    The best spiced vanilla homemade applesauce in a white bowl.

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Nutrition

Calories: 160kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 1gSodium: 109mgFiber: 6g
Keyword Vanilla Homemade Applesauce
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