I like to use a more tart/acidic apple that holds its shape when baked in my pies to balance out the added sugar. This produces a well balanced highly flavored eating experience!
These apples hold their shape well
Northern spy, Jonathan, Granny smith, Winesap, Ida Red Jonagold, Wealthy, Jonagold, Zestar, Pristine.
Sweet pie apples if you'd rather add less sugar
Golden Delicious
Gala
Best apples for apple sauce
Typically I like to mix two varieties of apples or a single variety for my sauce. Both methods are great!
The same rule of thumb goes for sauce as it does for pies, more tart/acidic apples combined with your sugar will yield a well balanced flavorful sauce.
Lodi- quite tart balance with more sugar. An intense flavorful experience!
Jonathan & Jonagold -sugar to taste
Golden Delicious- less or no sugar needed
Cortland- sugar to taste
McIntosh- sugar to taste
Ida Red- sugar to taste
Bramley's Seedling- quite tart balance with more sugar. An intense flavorful experience!
Best apples for apple butter
E-mail us
Subscribe to our emails
Be the first to know about new collections and exclusive offers.
Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.
