3-Ingredient Applesauce (No Sugar Added)

I love this applesauce recipe. I don’t add the maple syrup. I x it by 4 and make jars of it. You do it right and use canning jars and lids it lasts until use. Thank you Minimalist baker for this super easy and delicious recipe

Made this tonight to have with oatmeal and it was both easy and delicious.

I made another batch of this applesauce using Pink Lady apples from the store. My grandchildren LOVED it! (So did I!). Thanks again for the recipe.

This was delicious! I have a neighbor who has two apple trees and just lets the apples fall to the ground and get chewed up by the lawnmower. When I can, I grab the ones that are still good. One tree is an eating apple and the other a baking apple. I picked up 5 small eating apples and decided to make applesauce this morning. I sampled a small spoonful and it was SUPERB! I’m going to use it to make applesauce donuts over the weekend. Yum!

Very Delicious! I tripled this recipe but I used 2 Honeycrisp, 2 Jonagold, and 2 Golden Delicious apples (left peels on). I used 1 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 6 Tablespoons of water. Cooked in the Instant Pot for 8 minutes but allowed it to natural release. I had quite of bit of water so needed to saute on low for about 15 mins. stirring occasionally. After all this, I didn’t really need to mash much with a spoon. I allowed it to cool a bit and couldn’t wait to try it. It smelled so wonderful while cooking. Yum!

So simple and good! I made 14x the recipe because I had 7 apples left and I wasn’t a fan of their texture. This was a perfect way to turn them into something delicious! Didn’t add sweetener because these apples were sweet enough, but a little brandy might have been a nice add. 😁 Thanks for another great recipe.

I needed more than a dash of water to achieve applesauce consistency, but it did taste great!

I cannot tell you how good this smells right now. I tripled the recipe except for the sweetener. I used up left over apples and it was a mix of apples so some broke down into applesauce goodness but some pieces stayed firm for the chunk factor. Cannot wait to taste this. I used local honey for sweetner, & organic roasted Saigon cinnamon am not mashing it. I mixed everything together at the beginning and let it go, oh and used 6 tblsp water and 1 1/2 Tblsp lemon juice. Sooooo Good!!!!!!

Instead of mashing the cooked apples into apple sauce, I cook them just until they are soft and use it as a topping for oatmeal, pancakes, etc. To me, it’s doesn’t need any sweetener. So good!

Super simple. I’m in the middle of dehydrating our Spartan crop, and I used the odd bits that are too small to put in the dehydrator. Threw some slices of raw ginger in, instead of cinnamon. Smelled fantastic while cooking down!

We absolutely loved this recipe! I used honeycrisp apples, apple cider vinegar and apple pie spice. Perfection! I doubled the recipe for six people and we had *just enough.* I plan to make it again for Thanksgiving (if not before) and triple the recipe to make sure we have some leftover!

This was so easy and came out great! Was a great way to use a bunch of apples that I had that were going to go bad soon. I made a large batch and will freeze half for later!

I ferment the apple sauce so it keeps for many months in the refrig. I use whey, drained from organic yogurt, for the fermenting. Too simple not to do especially if you have access to a lot of apples.

I have been making a recipe like this for years I recently began using my pressure cooker yummy! The only thing I do different is i use apple pie spice

Does the nutritional info include the honey?

Simple & Delicious! Thanks for the recipe and tips :)

This is a staple for me, I buy discounted apples off the “going bad” rack at the store (that are always completely fine) and make this every week. I put it in small mason jars and freeze them and have one thawed for breakfast every morning. So nice on the tummy to get digestion going in a gentle way, I love love love it. Roughly cut up the apples with the skin, add some water to the pot, stew the apples, then let them cool and transfer to the blender, roughly blend so still a little chunky & add a bunch of ceylon cinnamon and fresh lemon juice! The lemon is essential, once I forgot to add lemon and it was good but just not the same. Thanks for this lovely easy recipe it’s truly become one of my little rituals!

So good and easy to make! Will definitely be making again!

I’ve made this so often I feel like I should leave a review! Super easy to make and so good to definitely doesn’t need any extra sugar! I always add it to my oatmeal.

So much better and healthier than store bought apple sauce. I feel so much better eating it without preservatives and “natural flavors” aka lab made. I’m so following you for new recipes, thanks for making it simply and easy directions.

So easy! I left the skin on, and I also added a little ginger. I’ll be snacking on this for the next few days. I’m also planning to make more and put it in my freezer. I love your website!!

I can’t believe I ever bought applesauce in store. Never again! This is sooo easy and soooo good! Thank You!!

I’m just curious why you don’t add just a little water to the applesauce. I did, it was very good. Thanks for the recipe 😀🍎

I didn’t know applesauce was so easy to make! I left the skin on and used an immersion blender to mix. Once blended together, there were no traces of the skin.

Oh man, this was so easy and will be my go-to apple recipe from now on! I tripled the recipe and used Fuji apples. Added a full teaspoon of cinnamon because I love it, and I didn’t bother to peel the apples to keep the fiber. I also like chunky/textured applesauce, so it worked out perfectly. According to the original proportions, it should be 12 “servings” but I’ll be lucky if I can save any for the freezer ;)

I had to add 1/4 cup water to the apples, or they would have just burned and scorched. Turned out perfect.

I love this applesauce recipe! Could you please tell me how to preserve it. Should I use the traditional water bath canning method sterilizing the jars first? Thank you.

This applesauce was so easy to make and tasted super yummy! I used it for a vegan vanilla birthday cake! Thank you for this easy recipe!

Thank you very much for this easy, yet delicious recipe!! I’m always looking for “easy” recipes because I am not an avid cook but still strive to cook healthy. This one is now a my go-to in the morning, mixing in my oatmeal, or a quick snack before/ after workout. :)

Since I’m over seventy, I’ve always used 3 pippin apples a cinnamon stick with 1/4 cup of water, simmer for 7 to 10 minutes. Put it through my antique sieve…delicious appelmoes

Just made this and it’s delicious! So easy to make and so yummy! It definitely did not need any sugar, the apples were so sweet I couldn’t believe I didn’t add any sugar myself. I like it pureed so I used my hand blender for a nice and smooth texture. I’ll probably make it again tomorrow :)
Just a question: I added the lemon juice before cooking, and then noticed you specified in the instructions to add it after cooking the apples. What’s the difference?

Never buying applesauce from a store again!!! Just made this recipes with 10 gala apples and it easily became my favorite applesauce! I had never made my own before so I was pleasantly surprised with how easy yet delicious it was :) Highly recommend it!

This applesauce is amazing! Highly recommend making this! Thank you for the recipe!

So delicious and SO easy! Seriously, could not be any easier. I doubled the recipe because I was flush with apples, and I made this recipe with Fuji apples. I also love that there are only THREE ingredients, and they come together amazingly to form this delicious applesauce. I will continue to make this using this recipe!

I made 5 five minutes ago. I used a cinnamon stick instead of cinnamon. I also put it through the fine blade on my food mill.

It is really good with a slight taste of cinnamon

Perfect, easy dish to accompany rosemary and garlic pork chops. It was so easy to make and tasted great. I didn’t miss the sugar at all. This will definitely be a great recipe to repeat for many occasions. Next time I will try other bakers’ suggestions for building on the base recipe.

The tastiest snack! I double mine and use whatever kind of apple I have on-hand. I like to serve and eat it warm off the stove with a dollop of coconut whip, yogurt, or even ice cream. So good!!

I just made this recipe last Saturday. I had cinnamon on hand, but also had a large jar pumpkin pie spice on hand. That and a tablespoon of granulated sugar was a perfect balance with the ginger that was in the pumpkin pie spice. I am not vegetarian or vegan, I absolutely love love your site!

? Yum yum yummmmmmy !!!
Thank you !!!

This tastes amazing over vanilla coconut ice cream (half way to apple crisp). I wonder how it might taste with that homemade mashed frozen banana (ice cream), not that you need the ice cream to enjoy this, it’s amazing on its own! Thank you so much for these simple ideas, gonna make this for my family!

In case anyone else is wondering like I was… I doubled the recipe and it worked just fine using the same cook time. The apples were a little on the larger size, and I left the skin on. The yield was about a pint and a half. Super delicious and could not be more simple!

I just made this with four apples. Simple, healthy, sweet, it was a hit with my friends for breakfast. Loved the cinnamon smell in the morning too. Thank you!

I’ve been making this recipe for years in a slow cooker. I set it on low for 6 hours. Advantage to slow cooking, it makes the house smell amazing!

I alway throw in 4 apples, each a different variety. Sometimes I’ll get fancy and use a cinnamon stick or Penzy’s cake spice.

It’s so simple and I’ve yet to be disappointed.

Top this with some of your Everyday Buckwheat Granola & it tastes like apple cobbler:)