Cinnamon Apple Sauce

This delicious unsweetened cinnamon apple sauce is made with only 3 ingredients and is so easy to make. You won’t be want to buy apple sauce from the store anymore!

I love homemade apple sauce; it’s truly even better than store-bought! I make it on a fairly regular basis -especially when apples are in season. That’s why I started wanting to spice things up a little.. with cinnamon! Cinnamon and apples go are a classic pair. Cinnamon apple sauce is a great snack to put into school lunches or just to have alongside eggs for breakfast.

Cinnamon Apple Sauce

After trying this recipe, you’ll never want to go back to buying store-bought cinnamon applesauce. It’s just so easy and so good! Although there are other ways to flavor apple sauce, such as adding strawberries or other types of fruit, cinnamon is one of the best choices. Cinnamon apple sauce can be the perfect snack for fall, or really any time of year.

If you’re looking for plain applesauce without cinnamon, check out this recipe! It’s made with only 2 ingredients — apples and lemon juice.

This would be a fun recipe to get the kids involved with and teach them how to make their school snacks from scratch.

Simple Homemade Apple Sauce

Making apple sauce is SO incredibly easy. I was shocked the first time I tried it at how quickly it came together! The most difficult part of making this simple homemade apple sauce is the peeling, coring, and chopping of the apples… and to tell you the truth, I’ve made apple sauce without peeling the apples before and it turned out just fine — although it had a less smooth texture. You could also use an apple peeler and corer which would certainly save you lots of time.

Another thing that makes this apple sauce super simple to make is the use of an immersion blender. Immersion blenders are so helpful when it comes to making things like homemade mayo, butternut squash soup, and so many other recipes! Instead of having to load batches of hot apple chunks into a blender and get more dishes dirty, you can just whip out your handy immersion blender and do it straight in the pot! This tool makes it actually worth it for me to make applesauce on a regular basis.

This simple recipe uses only 3 ingredients. Don’t skip the lemon juice in this recipe! It is essential because it gives the sauce a wonderful, bright flavor and keeps the apple sauce from discoloring.

How to store homemade apple sauce

Keep homemade cinnamon apple sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

You can also keep cinnamon apple sauce in the freezer to pull out whenever you want it! Just make sure to leave a bit of space at the top of your container so that the applesauce can expand slightly when it freezes. Apple sauce will stay fresh in the freezer for 6 months.

A very convenient way to store your cinnamon apple sauce is to use individual serving sized containers. Store them in the refrigerator or freezer so that you can just throw one into a lunch box or grab one for a snack any time of the day!

Ingredients

3lbs Apples 

1/4 Cup Lemon Juice*

1 Tbsp. Cinnamon

How to make homemade applesauce

Begin by peeling, coring, and chopping the apples into chunks. 

Place the apples in a large pot over medium heat and add the lemon juice and cinnamon. 

Bring the apples to a simmer, stirring occasionally, for 25-30 minutes, covered. The apples should be very soft.

Remove the pot from the heat and, using an immersion blender, blend the apple mixture until smooth. 

Allow to cool and enjoy!

Notes

*You can also use the lemon juice from one large lemon.

Store cooled cinnamon applesauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, or freeze in individual containers for up to 6 months.

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