In addition to Macintosh apples, some other sweet apple varieties that make great sauce are Jersey Macs, Jonamac, Jonathan, Gravenstein, Ginger Gold, Golden Delicious, Paula Red and Cortland. Since apple varieties are regionally available, you may want to ask at your orchard which variety they recommend for making sauce. If choosing another variety of apples to blend with your Macs, we recommend using peeled cored apples so that you will be able to puree them in a blender (or with an immersion blender) if you want a smooth sauce. For folks who love chunky applesauce, add in a diced firm apple with your macs and use method 1 above (the potato masher technique.)