mertzie's crockpot sweet applesauce -- no sugar
My son loves homemade applesauce & I make it almost every week. I usually make it on top of the stove, but today I decided to do something different, and it ended up being my favorite. The Delicious apples are sweet enough that you do not need any added sugar in this recipe!
prep time
10 Min
cook time
3 Hr
method
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 6 large red delicious apples (i only had 5 because my husky decided to eat one of the apples!)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 - cinnamon stick
- 1-2 slice lemon zest
- 1 slice orange peel
- pinch salt (optional)
How To Make mertzie's crockpot sweet applesauce -- no sugar
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Step 1I HATE peeling apples. Usually, I peel them first, but today I didn't, and we really loved the flavor of them cooked. (Almost like a black cherry). Cut the apples in cubes, either peeled or not. Discard the core & excess.
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Step 2Place in crockpot w/ water & other ingredients. Cook on high about 3 hours. I open the crock every so often & mash the apples w/ a potato masher.
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Step 3When the apples are all softened & easily mashable, drain any excess liquid you may not want. Remove the orange peel & cinnamon stick. Mash them & discard any large chunks of peel, if you kept the peel on or process it in a blender/food processor. We like our applesauce on the chunkier side, so I just use my potato masher to get them to consistency.
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Step 4Enjoy!
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