Farmhouse Applesauce
It's easy to make this homestead staple when utilizing a few modern tools to process a bundle of apples in a short amount of time!
Equipment
- Instant Pot, or a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot
- Immersion blender
- Quart jars, lids, and rings for canning
Ingredients
- 20 lb. box of apples; this makes about 5 quarts canned with a part of a quart for the fridge
- about 2 TBL lemon juice per quart of applesauce just to be extra safe
Instructions
The Simple Steps
- wash apples; peel, core, and slice (apples don’t have to be sliced necessarily)
- place prepared apples in Instant Pot and poor 1/2 cup water in the insert pot
- select Manual and High pressure for 10 min.
- once apples are cooked, add lemon juice and blend with an immersion blender to desired consistency
- ladle finished sauce into quart jars and water bath can for 25 min.