Applesauce recipe - the fastest way to do it
Unbelievable how good apples can taste! Just harvested, freshly picked from the tree, they are full of flavor and sooo juicy as at no other time in the whole year. And so perhaps the most ordinary fruit from German lands now makes its grand appearance. Hardly a day goes by without the demand to bite into a crisp, fresh apple, enjoy apple pie in all its variations, or make our own applesauce - for pure pleasure of potato pancakes, crepes or pancakes. A high-speed blender not only makes it easier to prepare fresh applesauce, it also makes it so velvety smooth that it melts in your mouth.
Make your own applesauce: Use whole apples
Why? You can make your own applesauce faster, if you simply skip peeling the apples, also use the core. Pureeing whole apples, is no challenge for a high-speed blender. Processing in a high-speed blender instead of with a hand mixer or blender gives the applesauce such a fine consistency that we previously only knew from store-bought applesauce. At the same time, you benefit from all nutrients, because the peel and the core also contain a lot of important nutrients.
We prefer to use mild appel varieties for our applesauce. When making our own applesauce, we found out that you don't need any added sugar - the sweetness of mild apples is absolutely sufficient. If you like your applesauce a little more tart and also more acidic, we advise you to use an apple mix with enough Boskop apples.
We like to add some fresh lemon juice to our applesauce to prevent it from turning brown. If you want to ad some, flavor use cinnamon and fresh vanilla pulp. This just goes wonderfully with applesauce and gives off a wonderful aroma when steaming the apples.
Fresh applesauce
Ingredients
- 500 g mild apples
- 50 ml water filtered
- 1/4 piece of lemon
- 1/3 vanilla bean
- 1 pinch of cinnamon
Instruction
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Wash the apples, cut them into quarters, removing the stems.
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Put the quartered apples in a pot with the water and add the juice of 1/4 lemon. Use a knife to remove the pulp from the vanilla bean and add it to the apples in the pot along with 1 pinch of cinnamon. You can also steam the scraped vanilla bean with the apples for a more intense vanilla flavor. Important: If you decided to add vanilla to the pot, please remove the rest of the vanilla beans, before putting everything into the blender.
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Now bring everything to a boil and then simmer the apples over low to medium heat for about 15 minutes - until they are soft.
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Remove the pot from the heat and allow the apples to cool down a bit before adding them to the blender - about 65 degrees. Remove vanilla bean if necessary!
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Now put the slightly cooled apples into the container and blend on maximum until a uniform mass or fine puree is formed.
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Then fill the applesauce into sterilized airtight canning jars and let cool upside down. This way, the applesauce will keep for a few weeks in a cool, dark place. We prefer jars or canning jars with swing top.
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Applesauce variations: With pears, plums and mirabelles
Of course, you can also easily vary your applesauce by replacing some of the apples with one or more other types of fruit. For example, we also like apple-pear puree, which our children love simply because the pears make it a little sweeter. Of course you can also add mirabelles or plums. If there is a lack of sweetness, we like to use a little honey or maple syrup.
How do you like your applesauce? Have you ever made applesauce in a blender?
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thank you for your comment. I haven't personally tried the method you mentioned for canning applesauce, so I can't say for sure if it would work or if the treatment in the oven is sufficient for preserving it when using raw apple sauce.
When I want to can applesauce, I prepare it as described in the text above and then process it in jars using a pot and water bath canning method.
Best regards,
Carla
I blended my apples without cooking them and after that I've been frozen the juice in ice cube trays. This way, I have portioned servings available for whatever I need without losing enzymes and other heat-sensitive nutrients. A good blender is worth its weight in gold.
thank you for sharing your raw food applesauce recipe :)
Love,
Carla
Thanks
thank you for your comment. Are curious how you like the applesauce variant from the blender. Let us know with pleasure.
Best regards,
Carla
thank you so much for the lovely feedback! That creaminess - spot on! I think I'll also make applesauce today - you've inspired me again :)
Warm regards,
Carla
Thank you for the recipe feedback and your instructions on preservation. With that, you can definitely make the applesauce last all winter.
Our version has always worked well for us for 2-3 weeks - I can't even see how the applesauce would come into contact with the sealing ring of the Weck jars...?
Well, for those who want to play it safe for a longer period, they should probably prefer your preservation method. For those who quickly finish the applesauce, they can also give it a try following our instructions.
Best regards,
Carla
you can do that too, it just tastes different.
And I could imagine that applesauce without prior heating is not as long-lasting.
Do you have any experience with this?
Sending love,
Carla
simply place the slightly cooled apples into the blender and blend on maximum until a uniform mixture or fine puree has formed. We use the apples with the skin and seeds - so the whole core. Only the stems are removed - resulting in wonderfully soft applesauce from blending in a high-speed blender.
Enjoy trying it out!
Carla
that makes us very happy! Thank you for the feedback.
Warm regards,
Carla
That's exactly how it goes :)
Best regards,
Carla
There are different methods to sterilize jars. The easiest way is actually in a cooking pot. Fill it with water, place all jars and lids inside (everything must be covered with water) and bring the water to a boil. Let it boil for about 10 minutes. Then, let the jars and lids dry on a kitchen towel. Done.
Be careful when removing the jars and lids!
Lots of love,
Carla
interesting that making applesauce in the blender works that way too.
Thanks for sharing.
Warm regards,
Carla
thank you for your question. You can definitely give it a try; it might taste a bit different....but as they say: the proof of the pudding is in the eating! Feel free to let me know how your applesauce turned out.
Best regards,
Carla
Warm regards, Dorothea
Thank you for your feedback. Rose hips should definitely go well with applesauce. Feel free to let me know how it turned out.
Best regards,
Carla
Warm regards, Dorothea
I'm not exactly sure anymore, maybe I had also added the rose hips raw. Depending on what type of blender you have, and if you want to store the applesauce longer, it would probably be better to stew them together.
Good luck :)
Dorothea
Thank you for the feedback :)
Warm regards,
Carla
we love spicy flavors. That's why I add some ginger or even delicious chili to the applesauce. As our garden currently also yields peaches and mirabelles, I also like to mix these fruits in. Packed in small jars, it always makes for a varied snack at work. I make the applesauce as usual, peel and cut the apples, briefly stew for about three minutes, and then puree or blend it in the blender. I prefer pureeing, as my family loves small fruit pieces in the sauce. :-)
thank you for the great idea with the ginger and especially chili in the applesauce. Can't wait to try it :)
Warm regards,
Carla
wow! How long is your applesauce approximately shelf-stable?
Best regards, Carla
Warm regards, Carla
you can also omit the lemon - it's more of a flavor choice. Especially with sweet apples, lemon juice goes very well with applesauce.
You can sterilize your canning jars, for example, in this way: Wash the jars well and bake them in the oven at 180 degrees for about 10 minutes. Then leave them in the closed oven until they have cooled down.
Best regards,
Carla
there are always concerns about that. Since we stew the apples beforehand, this preparation should already ensure that the amygdalin contained in the seeds is rendered harmless. Furthermore, we assume that the dose makes the poison. Based on our experience, a few apple seeds are not enough to produce so much cyanide that it can really harm us.
Best regards,
Carla
Warm regards,
Carla