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Super Simple Slow Cooker Applesauce Recipe

By Jen

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It must be fall, because I have an overwhelming craving for apples. All summer long we feast on berries and as soon as September arrives apples take over my heart. Making a big batch of applesauce is one of our favourite fall activities. Slow Cooker Applesauce - So super simple to make and makes a deliciously versatile dish. Serve it with pork, with ice cream or eat it straight outta the bowl. | Apple Recipe | Family Friendly Recipe | Crock Pot Recipe | Dessert Recipe |

Perhaps I associate back to school with apples – I always include apples in my daughters’ lunches. Maybe it’s a subconscious knowledge that the apple trees are almost ready to be picked. One of our favourite fall family activities is heading to the apple orchard, picking apples and then heading home to make all the apple recipes…all…the…apple…recipes!

We’ve made deliciously silly apple turnover mummies  and simple apple galette. One of my all time favourite apple dishes is homemade applesauce. It is so much more flavourful than store bought, seriously. Making applesauce always reminds me of when my kids were babies. Homemade applesauce was one of the very first foods they ever ate. At the time, I would make my apple sauce in a pot on the stovetop. It wasn’t until years later that I discovered the awesomeness of using a slow cooker to make applesauce. apples in a bowl

Using the slow cooker means that I can make a giant batch of applesauce and I don’t have to worry about burning it (that might have happened in the past). Plus, you can’t beat the “fill it and leave it” ease of cooking with a slow cooker. Here’s our super simple recipe.

Crock Pot Applesauce

8-10 apples (Granny Smith apples will give you a chunkier sauce, macintosh will give you a smoother sauce. I like using a combination of both)
lemon juice
1/4 cup granulated sugar (up to 1/2 cup sugar depending on how tart you want your apple sauce to be)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup water

Peel and slice the apples. I skip using an apple corer and simply use my knife to cut as close to the core as I can. Then cut thin slices. My daughter helped with the slicing – apples are easy to cut.

sliced apples in the crock pot slow cookerPlace the apple slices in a large bowl and toss them with a good squeeze of lemon juice to stop them from browning.

Toss the apples with sugar, cinnamon. Pour into the slow cooker and add in 1/4 cup of water.

slow cooker applesauceCook the apples for 6-8 hours on low, or 4-6 hours on high.

Open the lid of the slow cooker and give the apples a good stir with a large spoon. You can leave them a little chunky (which is how we like it) or you can use a potato masher, or emersion blender, to make a smoother sauce – it’s totally up to you.

slow cooker applesauce in bowlsNow, what to do with all that the applesauce?

This applesauce makes a delectable topping for vanilla ice cream – like, totally delectable. Serve the applesauce alongside roasted pork. Or, sneak a big spoonful for yourself in the middle of the night…straight out of the bowl in the fridge. It is so stinking good.

 

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Slow Cooker Apple Sauce

How awesome is apple sauce?! Make a big batch of apple sauce in the slow cooker and share it with everyone.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time4 hrs
Total Time4 hrs 10 mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, canadian
Keyword: apple recipe, apple sauce
Servings: 11 servings
Calories: 210kcal
Author: Jen

Ingredients

  • 8-10 apples Granny smith apples will give you a chunkier sauce, macintosh will give you a smoother sauce. I like using a combination of both
  • lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar up to 1/2 cup sugar depending on how tart you want your apple sauce to be
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  • Peel and slice apples. You can use an apple corer or skip and use a knife to cut as close to the core as you can. Cut thin slices. 
  • Place the apple slices in a large bowl and toss them with a good squeeze of lemon juice to stop them from browning.
  • Toss the apples with sugar, cinnamon. Pour into the slow cooker and add in 1/4 cup of water.
  • Cook the apples for 6-8 hours on low, or 4-6 hours on high. 
  • Open the lid of the slow cooker and stir with a large spoon. Either leave the sauce a little chunky or use a potato masher, or emersion blender, to make a smoother sauce.

Notes

Nutrition Info is to be used as a rough guide. Nutrition Info is based on the products I am using and you may not be using the same products/brands. Thus, the Nutrition Info may vary.

Nutrition

Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.7g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 379mg | Fiber: 8.2g | Sugar: 45g | Iron: 1.6mg
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.7g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 379mg | Fiber: 8.2g | Sugar: 45g | Iron: 1.6mg

 Slow cooker applesauce recipe

 

Slow Cooker Applesauce - A super simple recipe for amazing applesauce. Serve with pork, over ice cream or eat it right out of the bowl. | Apple Recipe | Slow Cooker Recipe | Crock Pot Applesauce |

 


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  1. Jo-Anna says

    September 13, 2017 at 9:43 pm

    I never thought to make apple sauce in the slow cooker, and it’s such a great idea! I have a whole bucket full of apples that I didn’t know how to use up, but now I do! Yum!

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