Have some further apples this 12 months and need to protect the abundance? Canning Applesauce is fast and simple and the ultimate product tastes so scrumptious! Right here’s how we make applesauce from the tart yard apples.
Canning Applesauce
My mother had a bunch of apples left on her tree this 12 months after she was executed with them, so she stated I might have them to make some canned applesauce. I’ve by no means tried canning applesauce alone, so I requested for her recipe. My authentic purpose was to make applesauce to make use of as a substitute of sugar in some recipes, however after attempting it yesterday, I do know I’ll be making extra and never for cooking…”
Right here is my mother’s recipe. As with many recipes I publish, the quantities are as much as you, relying on the flavour you need.
Tips on how to Make Recent Applesauce
Wash the apples properly after which boil them in a big stockpot for round 30 – 45 minutes or till apples change into smooth and squishy.
Drain the water after which run the apples via a Chinois Strainer or one thing much like take away all of the outsides, seeds, and many others. I’ve this Sauce Maker and I LOVE it.
Add brown sugar and vanilla extract to style. How a lot you add is as much as you. I feel I had round 5-6 cups of pureed apples and added about 1 cup of brown sugar and a number of other tablespoons of vanilla. We favored the vanilla taste in it.
If we’re utilizing store-bought apples, we don’t add sugar to them. Nevertheless it does assist so as to add a bit to the tart apples which can be extra more likely to develop at residence. Style your apples for sweetness earlier than including any sweetener.
Canning Home made Applesauce
Put applesauce into any dimension sterilized jars you want, leaving 1″ of headspace. My mother advised I put them in jelly jars as a result of they’re 1 cup and the proper dimension for recipe use.
In case you are making applesauce for consuming, it would be best to put it in pint or quart-sized jars.
Course of for the time and stress indicated on the chart above in line with your altitude. For jelly dimension jars, course of the jars in a scorching water bather for quarter-hour. Take away and let cool and seal. Click over to the USDA website for tips on a weighted stress canner. You should definitely examine your stress canner’s instruction handbook to comply with correct procedures.
–For extra info on easy methods to see in case your jars have correctly sealed and what to do in the event that they haven’t, try this publish on Testing Jar Seals And Reprocessing Jars (Safe Home Canning)
Please examine along with your native extension workplace for any modifications on occasions/temps/excessive altitude.
Must print this so as to add it to your Recipe Binder? Get the Applesauce Recipe for Canning beneath:
Home made Canned Applesauce
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brown sugar
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vanilla flavoring
to style
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Wash the apples properly after which boil them in a big stockpot for round 30 – 45 minutes or till apples change into smooth and squishy.
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Drain the water after which run the apples via a Chinois Strainer or one thing much like take away all of the outsides, seeds, and many others.
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Add brown sugar and vanilla extract to style. How a lot you add is as much as you. I feel I had round 5-6 cups of pureed apples and I added about 1 cup of brown sugar and a number of other tablespoons of vanilla. We actually favored the vanilla taste in it. If we’re utilizing storebought apples, we don’t add any sugar to them. Nevertheless it does assist so as to add a bit to the tart apples which can be extra more likely to develop at residence. Style your apples for sweetness earlier than including any sweetener.
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Put applesauce into any dimension sterilized jars you want, leaving 1″ of headspace.
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Course of for the time and stress indicated on the chart above in line with your altitude. For jelly dimension jars, course of the jars in a scorching water bather for quarter-hour. Take away and let cool and seal. Click on over to the USDA web site for tips on a weighted stress canner. You should definitely examine your stress canner’s instruction handbook to comply with correct procedures.
What’s subsequent? Let’s attempt Canning Peaches!
This applesauce is YUM and a straightforward means to make use of these tiny apples you will get from your individual bushes or possibly your good friend’s and neighbor’s bushes. Take pleasure in!
(Thanks Mother!)
Extra Apple Recipes
Be sure to try all of the free Canning and Preserving Recipes now we have on Little Home Residing! I like to recommend a Presto Pressure Canner and the e-book Putting Food By for all of your canning tasks!
One factor about making meals with apples…I hate to waste the peels! For those who don’t have any chickens to offer your scraps to, you may need to think about these Uses for Apple Peels or attempt making this Pancake Syrup with apple peels!
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This weblog publish on Canning Applesauce was initially posted on Little Home Residing in August 2010. It has been up to date as of September 2023.
