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Homemade Apple sauce
Pragya Jha
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Apple Recipes: How Homemade
Applesauce
Can Make Your Baking Better

30 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
6
Ingredients
Vegan
Diet
Apple recipes aren't limited to only pies, crumbles, and cakes. If you're looking to enhance your favourite baked goods with a touch of natural fruit sweetness and moisture, homemade applesauce is an excellent multipurpose ingredient to have on hand. With just a few basic ingredients and no special equipment needed, you can make this apple puree by boiling apples until they are soft and then blending them. You can also store your homemade applesauce in the fridge and use it whenever your baked goods need a little more liquid. Because of its natural fruitiness and capacity to add moisture without masking other flavours, applesauce is a great addition to baking recipes. Depending on the baked item, you may need to change the amount of unsweetened applesauce to replace some of the sugar or fat in specific recipes. Its tender texture is ideal for baked goods including muffins, quick breads, spice cakes, and brownies. You have complete control over the sweetness, texture, and flavour of homemade applesauce, which is its finest feature. Apples that are naturally sweet may not need much sugar, and a dash of cinnamon adds a cosy touch that is perfect for fall-themed baked goods. This applesauce is perfect for your next baking session since it can be chilled and stored in the fridge for short-term use or frozen in measured amounts.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients
4 mediumapples
½ cupwater
1 tbsplemon juice
1-2 tbspsugar, optional
½ tspground cinnamon
1 pinchsalt, optional