Crockpot Cinnamon Applesauce
Living in the middle of an orchard has one MAJOR benefit…ALL THE FRUIT WE CAN EAT!!! BUTTTT…there is a drawback too. Sometimes during the Fall, I start to sound like Forrest Gump…apples, apple pie, apple cake, apple crisp, apple sauce…and then we get to the point where we don’t wanna see another apple…UNTIL NEXT YEAR:) But since we are JUST getting started on our store of apples for the season, it is crockpot cinnamon applesauce on repeat at Orchard Slope!!!
Just as a warning, this IS NOT a healthy recipe in ANY way…besides the fact that it contains apples. There is nothing diet, or keto (actually I have no clue since I really don’t know what that means), and probably will not fit in your macros (unless it does…because I DO NOT understand macros either). This is just a recipe like your (actually MY) Grandma would make to fill your tummy on a cold day. Stick to your bones type food…you know before people had PLENTY sticking to their bones and probably should STOP before their bones could not handle anymore sticking. I like to describe this as crockpot cinnamon applesauce that tastes like apple pie filling but makes you feel like you are eating something semi-good for you even though you are basically eating apple pie filling.
We like to eat the first batch warm right outta the pot with whipped cream or ice-cream, but it is the best when it has been refrigerated over-night. And if you are in a Fall baking mood…don’t miss out on last week’s 2 ingredient pumpkin cake either…Enjoy!!! Jessica
Crockpot Cinnamon Applesauce
Equipment
- crockpot
- potato masher
Ingredients
- 15 apples (depending on size, I fill the crockpot full)
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon (I go heavy-handed on the cinnamon)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2-4 tbsp lemon juice (If using fresh lemons, the juice of 1-2 lemons)
- 1/2-1 cup water
Instructions
- Peel, core, slice apples. To make it easy, I only cut apples into fourths. Add all apples to the crockpot. Set Crockpot to high heat.
- Add all other ingredients on top of apples…sugar, salt, lemon juice, water, cinnamon.
- Cook apples on high for 3-4 hours. If apples are soft and mashable, mash with a potato masher and reduce heat to low for additional 3-4 hours. If apples are still hard, check again after 1 more hour.
- If applesauce has too much liquid, drain off extra water.
- For chunkier applesauce, do not continue mashing apples. For a thinner more smooth sauce, mash apples every hour and again when applesauce is finished.
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