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Note – mine turned out very brown ~ I think because of the cinnamon? I did use lemon juice which should have kept it from browning, but added a little more cinnamon than some recipes called for because we love cinnamon at our house. Would love to hear if yours turns out that color or if it's lighter!
I'm so excited about this! Over the weekend I shared over on Facebook that I was trying my hand at homemade apple sauce, and it worked. I'd tried to make it years ago (but it may have been apple butter that I tried to make? I'm old. I can't remember. ahem.) But whatever it was, I burned it completely and just about chargrilled Mrs. Potts by baking her in blackened-apple-crusty-this-is-a-disaster-stuff.
But when I found apples for $.59/lb. last week, I decided to try it out again. I was thrilled with how yummy it turned out ~ served warm or cold it's just the best.
(My family claimed it almost as good as Cracker Barrel ~ high praise around here.) 🙂
If you're trying to determine a decent price on apples to make any apple recipes (like Apple Cake, Apple Dumplings, Skillet Apple Pie, Snickers Apple Salad, whatever), aim to pay less between $.50-$.80/lb. during the fall season. And if you're lucky enough to live near an apple orchard (or have a friend who has an apple tree), this is a great time to stock up!
Here's how to get cooking . . .
4 Ingredient Homemade Slow Cooker ApplesauceIngredients
- 4 lbs tart apples, peeled and cored (I use this peeler/corer – it makes this recipe so much easier!)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions
- Mix apples, cinnamon, and sugar and place in the slow cooker.
- Add water and lemon juice.
- Cook on low 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally and mashing with a fork depending on how “mashed” you want them to be. My slow cooker cooks very quickly and mine were just about ready at 3 hours, so I turned them to the “warming” option on my slow cooker and let them cook another 2 hours.
- Serve warm or cold – yum!
Looking for a few apple recipes? Here are our favorites:
I pinned the crockpot applesauce recipe.