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    Home » Recipes » Canning, Preservation, and Pickling

    Homemade Strawberry Applesauce

    Published: Apr 2, 2022 by Fox Valley Foodie · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Homemade Strawberry Applesauce

    This homemade strawberry applesauce recipe is not difficult to make. It is perfect for canning or making a small batch for the refrigerator!

    When we went apple picking I ended up with twenty pounds of sweet apples begging to be turned into applesauce. I specifically saved my garden's strawberry harvest this summer in preparation for this event because I wanted to up my applesauce game this year. Plain ol' applesauce is good, but the entire family agrees strawberry applesauce is the best!

    Homemade Strawberry Applesauce.

    I love this homemade applesauce recipe because I have complete control over what goes in it. Using only simple ingredients, my easy recipe is free from excess processed sugar and uses only lemon juice as a preservative. I can feel good about serving this to my family!

    Ingredients and Substitutions

    • Fresh Apples - You can always use your favorite varieties of apples, but if you want guidance on which apples make the best applesauce, McIntosh, Pink Lady, and Golden Delicious would each be a great type of apple to use.
    • Fresh Strawberries - Fresh strawberries have the best flavor, but frozen can also work.
    • Lemon - You can use bottled lemon juice as well. The juice of a lemon is important to use for canning because it raises the pH to safe levels for storage.

    How to make it

    This particular recipe for Strawberry applesauce is no harder to make than traditional applesauce. You simply throw the tart apple slices and sweet strawberries in a large pot (or large saucepan) with lemon juice and water, then cook everything down on the stove top over medium heat until softened. You can even use a slow cooker for this step, it works well, but it will take longer.

    Once softened, it is ready to turn into applesauce! Run it through a Food Mill to remove the apple skins and create an even consistency. Alternatively, you can also use a food processor, immersion blender, or traditional blender instead.

    Pour your strawberry applesauce into canning jars and place them in the refrigerator for storage, or process them in a water bath for 25 minutes, if canning.

    Homemade Strawberry Applesauce with apple slices and fresh strawberries.

    How to store applesauce

    You have a few different options for storing your fresh batch of strawberry applesauce. This is able to be used as a canning recipe if processing in a water bath for long-term storage. Alternatively, the jars can be placed in the refrigerator if you don't want to mess around with canning. If stored in the refrigerator, you can use any appropriate airtight container.

    Another option is to freeze your applesauce. It is important not to freeze applesauce in the glass jars, or they could shatter in your freezer. Instead, placed it in an appropriate freezer container and store for up to three months.

    Homemade Strawberry Applesauce

    Strawberry Applesauce

    Strawberry Applesauce is a delicious twist to traditional Applesauce and just as easy to me. Perfect for canning or for refrigeration storage!
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Canning
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour
    Servings: 20
    Calories: 83kcal
    Author: Fox Valley Foodie

    Equipment

    • Quart Jars
    • Food mill

    Ingredients

    • 6 pounds apples
    • 1 ½ pounds Strawberries Leaves removed
    • 1 Lemon Juiced
    • 1 cup Water

    Instructions

    • Cut apples into eighths and place the slices into a large pot, discarding stems.
    • Add strawberries, lemon juice, and water to ensure fruit does not burn on the bottom of the pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
    • Stir occasionally as it simmers to prevent burning.
    • Mash with a potato masher as apples soften and add additional water, if needed, to get desired consistency.
    • Placing food mill over a large bowl, work in batches to scoop all sauce out of the pot and run through mill. This will remove apple skins and seeds.
    • Place in sanitary quart jars and process in water bath for 25 minutes if canning, following all normal canning procedures, or place directly in refrigerator.

    Notes

    If you do not have a food mill you can use a food processor or blender instead.
    You can sweeten this basic recipe with added sugar, but I don't find it necessary. 

    Nutritional Information

    Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 205mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 79IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
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    This recipe was originally published on FoxValleyFoodie.com on September 19, 2015.

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    Comments

    1. Anna

      September 21, 2024 at 6:46 pm

      5 stars
      Can you use pint jars instead of quarts?

      Reply
      • Fox Valley Foodie

        September 25, 2024 at 8:06 am

        Yes, that is just fine.

        Reply
    2. Symphony Craddock

      October 10, 2023 at 3:28 pm

      How long does this recipe last in the fridge if NOT processed in a water bath?

      Reply
    3. Michele

      September 06, 2023 at 5:18 pm

      Can yiu substitute the sqeezed lemon for lemon juice and if so how much

      Reply
      • Fox Valley Foodie

        September 07, 2023 at 7:50 am

        Yes, you can substitute 3 tablespoons of lemon juice.

        Reply
    4. Mandie Johnson

      October 18, 2022 at 4:04 am

      5 stars
      what amount is the serving size?

      Reply
    5. Tami

      October 07, 2017 at 1:33 pm

      Would you be able to make this with frozen strawberries?

      Reply
      • Fox Valley Foodie

        October 10, 2017 at 8:15 am

        Yes that should work too.

        Reply
    6. Gerie Lombell

      August 03, 2016 at 7:51 pm

      I live in Mexico, grew up here too so I am not sure what a food mill is. I have a lot of strawberries in the fridge and was wondering what to do with them. This seems like a good answer and healthy too!

      Reply
      • Fox Valley Foodie

        August 03, 2016 at 8:13 pm

        Here is a (affiliate) link to the food mill I own, and highly recommend: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I0MGKE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=foxvalfoo-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000I0MGKE&linkId=223489c71a05fb70db8dffbd501e5d7e

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      • frances Van den Bergh

        January 05, 2017 at 4:31 am

        Hi a Food Mill sounds like my Food Processor. I have an apple core remover which will take care of the seeds. Using my Food Processor will pulverize the mixture into a smoothie texture. Did I miss the heat that we need to boil the applesauce on?
        Regards Frances from Sunny South Africa

        Reply
        • Fox Valley Foodie

          January 05, 2017 at 7:56 am

          Whatever temperature is needed to bring it to a simmer would be fine. The higher you go the greater chance you have to scorch it.

          Reply
    7. Sina @ Vegan Heaven

      September 23, 2015 at 2:42 pm

      This sounds so delicious! 🙂 Too bad strawberry season is already over where I live. Can't wait for next year!

      Reply
      • frances Van den Bergh

        January 05, 2017 at 4:40 am

        Hi Sina. We have strawberries at present but very expensive. What I would like to experiment with is using peaches or apricots instead of strawberries.
        That would be Peach Applesauce and Apricot Applesauce. I may even venture into Paw-Paw, Sharon Fruit and what ever other fruit that catches my attention.
        Regards Frances from Sunny and Hot South Africa

        Reply
        • Fox Valley Foodie

          January 05, 2017 at 8:00 am

          I have made applesauce with peaches numerous times and I really enjoy it. Keep the ratio of apples to peaches near 3:1, just like the strawberry recipe and you should have good results. Peaches give the sauce a nice silky texture.

          Reply
        • Colleen

          October 10, 2023 at 10:17 am

          I have also used blueberries, mango, cherries, and whatever fruit I can find, even frozen. Delicious!!

          Reply
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