Easy Microwave Applesauce Recipe in Just Minutes!
It's apple season! Fresh apples mean it's time to make an easy microwave applesauce recipe in just minutes! grab your fresh apples and make this family-favorite recipe.
Equipment
- 1 Microwave oven
- 1 2-quart microwave-safe dish or 2-quart microwave-safe bowl
- 1 Blender, potato masher, food processor, or an immersion blender
- 1 Sheet of Plastic wrap or wax paper to cover the 2-quart casserole microwave-safe
- 1 Apple peeler
- 1 Apple core
- 1 knife
- 1 liquid measuring cup
- 1 ½ tbsp measuring spoon
- 1 Wooden spoon or large spoon
- 1 airtight container
Ingredients
- 6 cups Peeled, cored, and sliced apples (approximately 9 medium apples depending on the size)
- 1/2 cup Room temperature water I used 1/2 of a cup of apple cider
- 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 High-quality ground cinnamon to taste
Instructions
- Step 1: Prep Your Apples Right: Tips for Perfectly Fresh and Flavorful Microwave ApplesauceSlice, peel, and core apples. Most apples will last 4-6 weeks in the fridge. Once cut, apples will brown quickly. This is why I add lemon juice to this easy microwave applesauce recipe in just minutes!Place sliced apples, room-temperature water (or apple cider), and lemon juice in a microwave-safe bowl. Use a wooden spoon to combine apples with the lemon juice and water (apple cider)Cover the 2-quart casserole dish with plastic wrap or wax paper. Add the casserole dish to the microwave oven. Cook on full power for 12 minutes. If you want chunky applesauce, don't reduce the cooking time. Carefully remove the microwave-safe bowl, it will be hot. Wear oven mitts or use a dishtowel to remove it from the microwave.Cindy's Apple Cider Note: In the ingredients picture the measuring cup is full because I was using the rest of the apple cider for another recipe. I don't want you to wonder why there's more in the measuring cup. 1/2 a cup is all you need!
- Step 2: Blend It Up: Create Smooth Applesauce or Chunky with Just a Few Simple StepsPour the cooked apples into a blender, or food processor, or use an immersion blender. Add high-quality ground cinnamon to taste. Set your food processor, immersion blender, or blender on high power to create cinnamon applesauce creamy and smooth applesauce. If you want chunky applesaucek,, don't blend the cooked apples at full power and blend for less time.After removing the dish of apples from the microwave, simply add them to a blender and add cinnamon. Set the blender on puree and blend. If you don't have a puree setting, set the blender on the highest speed. This is what makes this applesauce thick and smooth.Pour the homemade applesauce into an airtight container. Opened homemade applesauce is best eaten within 7 to 10 days. Always use a clean spoon, no double-dipping!
Notes
Easy Microwave Applesauce Recipe in Just Minutes!
Equipment:
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- Microwave oven
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- 2-quart microwave-safe dis or 2-quart microwave-safe bowl
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- Blender, potato masher, food processor, or an immersion blender
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- Plastic wrap or wax paper to cover the 2-quart casserole microwave-safe
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- Apple peeler
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- Apple core
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- Knife
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- Measuring cup
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- ½ tbsp measuring spoon
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- Wooden spoon or large spoon
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- Airtight container
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Ingredients:
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- 6 cups peeled, cored, and sliced apples (approximately 9 medium apples depending on the size)
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- 1/2 cup water (I use ½ cup of apple cider)
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- 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
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- High-quality ground cinnamon to taste (I use one tablespoon of ground cinnamon)
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- Cindy's Apple Cider Note: The measuring cup is full in the ingredients picture because I used the rest of the apple cider for another recipe. I don't want you to wonder why there's more in the measuring cup. 1/2 a cup is all you need!
Prep Time 5-6 minutes Cooking Time 12 minutes As mentioned above, if you are prepping the apples manually with an apple core and manual apple peeler, the prep time will be a little bit longer.
Step 1: Prep Your Apples Right
Wash, dry, slice, peel, and core apples. Most apples will last 4-6 weeks in the fridge. Once cut, apples will brown quickly. This is why I add lemon juice to this easy microwave applesauce recipe in just minutes!
Place sliced apples, room-temperature water (or apple cider), and lemon juice in a microwave-safe bowl. Use a wooden spoon to combine apples with the lemon juice and water (apple cider)
Cover the 2-quart casserole dish with plastic wrap or wax paper. Add the casserole dish to the microwave oven. Cook on full power for 12 minutes. If you want chunky applesauce, don't reduce the cooking time. Carefully remove the microwave-safe bowl; it will be hot. Wear oven mitts or use a dishtowel to remove it from the microwave.
Step 2: Blend It Up
Pour the cooked apples into a blender, food processor, or an immersion blender. Add high-quality ground cinnamon to taste. Set your food processor, immersion blender, or blender on high power to create cinnamon applesauce creamy and smooth applesauce. If you want chunky applesauce, don't blend the cooked apples at full power and blend for less time.
After removing the dish of apples from the microwave, simply add them to a blender and add cinnamon. Set the blender on puree and blend. If you don't have a puree setting, set the blender on the highest speed, you can. This is what makes this applesauce thick and smooth.
Pour the homemade applesauce into an airtight container. Opened homemade applesauce is best eaten within 7 to 10 days. Always use a clean spoon, no double-dipping!
Be sure to check my tips and tricks in the blog post. Also, check the yummy fall easy recipes too! Thank you and enjoy!
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