Unsweetened Applesauce Recipe For Canning Food

APPLESAUCE (FOR CANNING)

Steps:

• Peel, core and quarter apples.
• You will need 3 to 3-1/2 pounds per quart of applesauce.
• Place in large saucepot.
• Cook apples with just enough water so they don't stick.
• Cook over medium heat until soft.
• Puree in food processor or food mill until smooth.
• Return to pan and bring to a boil.
• You may add sugar if desired.
• Taste to see how sweet the apples are.
• You can also add cinnamon, nutmeg or allspice the last 5 minutes of cooking time.
• Keep applesauce boiling and ladle hot sauce into hot jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Remove air bubbles and adjust two piece caps.
• Process pints and quarts for 20 minutes in a boiling water canner.
• If you like chunky sauce, only puree half of the apples and crush the other half with a potato masher.
• Prep time is an estimate as it depends on how many quarts of sauce you are preparing.

APPLESAUCE NO SUGAR ADDED RECIPE FOR CANNING

Steps:

• First, Wash, peel, and core apples.
• Place sliced apples into a large bowl of water with a cup of bottled lemon juice to prevent browning.
• After all apples have been peeled, cored and sliced into ascorbic acid bath, drain apple slices and put them into a large (8-10-quart) cooking pot.
• Add 1/2 cup of water (or Apple Juice) for 14 pounds apples or 1 cup of water for 21 pounds apples. Adding enough water keeps apples from burning.
• Heat quickly until tender (5 to 20 minutes, depending on maturity and variety) Stirring occasionally to prevent burning. This recipe does not use a slow cooker or instant pot.
• For smooth applesauce, use an immersion blender, or potato masher or food processor to blend cooked apples. *****Skip the pressing step if you prefer chunky applesauce.****
• Add seasoning if desired now.
• Reheat sauce to boiling.
• Fill jars with hot applesauce, leaving ½-inch headspace.
• Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice to each quart jar, or half a tablespoon for each pint jar.
• Remove air bubbles with a butter knife.
• Wipe Rim with a damp cloth.
• Place & adjust lids.
• Process in a waterbath canner. Directions below -

HOMEMADE MANGO APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Core the apples. Peel if desired.
• Peel mango and cut into bite sized pieces.
• Cut apples into bite sized pieces.
• Add apples and mango to a large pot or Dutch oven. Add just enough water to keep fruit from sticking.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fruit is soft.
• Transfer cooked fruit to a blender, food processor, or food mill.
• Process to desired consistency.
• Return to Dutch oven. Taste pureed fruit.
• Add honey if desired. Stir to mix well.
• Ladle hot sauce into pint jars.
• Cover with two-piece lids and process in a water bath canner for 20 minutes.
• Remove from canner and let cool overnight.

UNSWEETENED APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• core apples.
• you may peel them if you'd like, i personally like the skins on.
• dice into bite-sizeish pieces.
• add enough water to cover about half the apples (you can always add more, but once it starts cooking it's hard to remove it, so err on the side of too little).
• add cinnamon and cloves.
• cook on high until the apples start to mush down.
• turn to low and let simmer until it seems done.
• don't forget to sample liberally.