Food Lens · Canned
Applesauce
Sweet and mildly tart, with a soft, smooth or slightly chunky texture depending on style.
Lens analyzedApplesauce is cooked, mashed apples, sold smooth or chunky, sweetened or unsweetened. It's eaten on its own as a snack or side, used as a topping, or substituted for oil or eggs in some baking recipes.
Where it comes from
Cooking down apples into a soft sauce is an old preservation technique from apple-growing regions, and canned and jarred applesauce became a widespread North American grocery staple as home canning gave way to commercial production through the 20th century.
Buying it
Check the label for unsweetened versus sweetened, and smooth versus chunky, since texture and sugar content vary noticeably by brand.
Storing it
An unopened jar or can keeps in the pantry; refrigerate after opening and use within about a week to ten days.
Keeps about 1 year in the pantry.
Recipes that use applesauce
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