Applesauce for the Freezer

What You'll Need

• 3 1/2 pounds apples - peeled, cored, and quartered
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar, or less to taste
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice, or more to taste
• 1 (3 inch) piece cinnamon stick
• 4 strips lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

How to Make It

1. Stir apples, water, brown sugar, white sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon stick, lemon zest, and salt together in a large pot.
2. Place a cover on the pot and bring the mixture to a boil.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the apples are soft, 20 to 30 minutes.
4. Remove pot from heat.
5. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and lemon zest strips.
6. Mash apples with a potato masher.