It’s apple season! I told you all how my family went to the local apple orchard recently. We picked a whole bushel of apples! I prepared the apples for canning and made applesauce, apple pie filling and apple jelly.
Before you get started with preparing the apples, gather all of your supplies. You need:
- Cutting boards
- Lemons
- a large bowl of water
- a knife
- an apple, peeler corer (not completely necessary but helpful!)
- Towels
I roll the lemons and place the juice of one lemon in a large bowl with water. This will prevent the apples from oxidizing and turning brown. Place the apple slices in the lemon water as you cut them. Once I got two large bowls of sliced apples, I made applesauce.
Applesauce is very simple to make. Just cook down the apples until they are soft and add a bit of sugar. I also like to add a little cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg. Everyone makes applesauce different- sweeten it to your liking. I used about a cup of brown sugar.
For the apple jelly, I used the apple cores and peelings from the apples I used for the applesauce. I used this apple core and peeling jelly recipe for reference. This is a great way to make sure you use every last bit of the apple! My boys love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches so I try to make all homemade jelly or jam.
Lastly, I made apple pie filling and canned it. This is perfect for quick desserts! If anyone is interested, I can share the recipe for apple pie filling in another post- just let me know!
Do you can apples or anything else?
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I would love the apple pie filling recipe!
I would love the apple pie filling recipe too! :o)
We go strawberry picking and then I can strawberry jelly/jam. I would love to go apple picking! I would be very interested in your apple pie filling.
I like to use unsweetened applesauce for baking. Was wondering if I don’t add sugar to this will it be like the unsweetened found in stores and work just as well for baking?
Hi Cayla,
You do not have to add sugar to make applesauce! I use my canned applesauce for oil substitution all of the time in baking. I do add a small amount of sugar to my applesauce but it is not necessary! Good luck!
I would love to have your canned apple pie recepie’s please. Can you use Apple Pie Spice instead of all the others combined together. I’m a Kansas lady., but live in Ar. for many years now. Thanks and God Bless. Loretta
Hi Loretta,
My apple pie filling recipe can be found at this link http://www.howtohaveitall.net/apple-pie-filling-canning-recipe/ I am sure you could use apple pie spice instead of other spices. I have heard of people using red hots for applesauce making too! The nice thing about applesauce is it is very versatile – make it to your liking! Good luck!
Renae
How about using Red Hots instead of food coloring? Loretta