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Easy Homemade No Peel Pink Applesauce with Cinnamon

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Modified: Sep 27, 2025 · Published: Oct 2, 2024 by Yoko · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment
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This homemade No Peel Pink Applesauce with cinnamon is an easy fall recipe requiring no apple peeling. Bright red apples are chopped and cooked with their skin, resulting in beautiful pink/orange applesauce with extra fiber for your gut health. A dash of maple syrup adds natural sweetness without refined sugar.

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Homemade pink applesauce is in small jars topped with cinnamon sticks.

Fresh seasonal apples are perfect for snacking, and let's make them even more snackable by turning them into delicious recipes like Apple Pie Spring Rolls, Apple Cheddar Drop Biscuits, and Apple Pie Overnight Oats.

If you love apple picking in the fall, turn your seasonal harvest into delicious kid-loving apple sauce using a handful of wholesome ingredients!

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Ingredients

This simple homemade applesauce is made with a handful of wholesome ingredients!

Ingredients of pink applesauce in a red le creuset pot.
  • Apples - To give a cute pink hue to the applesauce, use apples with vibrant deep red skin. I used Pink Lady apples for this recipe!
  • Maple Syrup - Maple syrup adds caramel-y natural sweetness. You can omit maple syrup to make it sugar-free apple sauce.
  • Cinnamon - Adds warmth to the apple sauce! Use both ground and stick if you have.
  • Lemon Juice - Lemon juice keeps the pink color and adds refreshing acidity to the applesauce.
  • Sea Salt - Salt enhances the natural sweetness of apples.

How to Make Pink Applesauce

The key to the beautiful rose/orange applesauce is to cook the apple with their skin on. So skip the peeling, core, and chop up the apples.

Ingredients of the applesauce cooked in a pot.
  1. In a pot, combine all the ingredients. Cover and cook over medium heat until soft, for about 15- 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool.
Pureed applesauce.
  1. Remove the cinnamon stick if using. Use a hand blender to puree for the desired consistency, chunky or smooth. Taste and add more maple syrup or water for your desired sweetness and consistency. Divide into individual jars and enjoy.

If you don't have a hand blender, you can also use a potato masher(for the chunky sauce) or blender. I love my Vitamix for the smooth applesauce!

Hint: You can of course peel the skin to make traditional applesauce. Keep the apple skin to add extra nutrition and a pop of color, or peel it away for a smooth texture, the choice is yours!

Pink applesauce is served in a small jar.

What to Do with Applesauce

  • Use in Baking - Make muffins, cookies, and cakes!
  • Serve with Latkes - Applesauce and sour cream are classic toppings for latkes.
  • Egg Replacement - Applesauce can be used as an egg replacement in vegan and egg-free baking. Use ¼ cup of applesauce for 1 egg.
  • Roast Pork - Make a pork recipe with applesauce!
  • Yogurt or Oatmeal - Top your morning bowl with applesauce for a delicious and nutritious breakfast.

Equipment

  • Heavy bottomed pot
  • Spatula or wooden spoon
  • Hand blender or blender
Small jars of pink applesauce is stacked together on the table.

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Homemade pink applesauce is in small jars topped with cinnamon sticks.

Easy Homemade No Peel Applesauce with Cinnamon

This homemade No Peel Pink Applesauce with cinnamon is an easy fall recipe requiring no apple peeling with extra fiber.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Condiment
Servings 5 serving(½ cup per serving)
Calories 108 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 4-5 apples(2 lb.) cored and chopped (use Pink LAdy apples for warm pink color)
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cinnamon stick optional
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • Pinch sea salt

Instructions
 

  • In a pot, combine all the ingredients. Cover and cook over medium heat until soft, for about 15- 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool.
  • Remove the cinnamon stick if using. Use a hand blender to puree for the desired consistency, chunky or smooth. Taste and add more maple syrup or water for your desired sweetness and consistency. Divide into individual jars and enjoy.

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Notes

Please note that the nutritional information provided is just an estimate and accuracy is not guaranteed.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 1gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 11mgPotassium: 210mgFiber: 5gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 101IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 0.3mg
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