Dara at Cookin’ Canuck recently posted her secret Family Crockpot Applesauce recipe. I’m not really an applesauce lover. Well, I didn’t use to be an applesauce lover until I tried this homemade applesauce!
This applesauce is so appley sweet with chunks of apples, just a bit of tartness and a touch of cinnamon. Nothing like the watery applesauce you buy at the store.
I had been given some apples from a neighbor and needed to use them up, so I decided to try this easy recipe and made half a batch. It didn’t even have time to cool before it was gone. (Yes, I did eat more than my fair share!)
I loved it so much that a few days later I went to my local farmer’s market and bought apples, came home and made a double batch of it. Sadly, it’s gone again. But I did manage to put a little bit in a jar and take some to my mom, who is my biggest fan.
If you haven’t tried homemade applesauce, you don’t know what you’re missing. Thanks Dara for sharing your secret family recipe. Hopefully, millions of people across the country will be enjoying it soon.
Crockpot Applesauce
slightly adapted from Cookin’ Canuck5 medium-sized Gala apples, peeled, cored, quartered, and sliced
5 medium-sized Golden Yellow Delicious apples, peeled, cored, quartered, and sliced
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup water or apple juice
Place all of the apple pieces in a large bowl and stir in sugar and ground cinnamon. Pour water or apple juice into the bottom of a large crockpot (slow cooker) and add the apple mixture. Cover, turn the crockpot setting to Low, and cook for about 8 hours (or on High for 5 hours), stirring occasionally.
Serve warm or room temperature.My changes: (I mixed the sugar, cinnamon and apple juice in the bottom of the crockpot and added the apples as I was cutting them, so I didn’t have to dirty an extra bowl. I used an immersion blender in the crockpot to blend half of it and left half of it chunky.)
Makes approximately 4 cups of applesauce.
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I do love this applesauce. I keep making it! I love it on whole wheat toast!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Barbara! I just made another big batch of it yesterday – my family eats it faster than I can make it!
I don't have a crockpot, but I'd love to try it on the stove. Baby girl is in love with applesauce as is the entire family!
This looks like an excellent was to prepare applesauce and the aroma of it simmering away must be awesome. Perfect for cool fall days.
Great idea to make it in the crock pot! I must try this!
This sounds great, and the crockpot looks like a perfect way to cook it!
Yum!! Thanks for all the extra tips. My Crockpot is coming out tomorrow
Wow, I love applesauce…especially in the fall! And so easy with the crockpot:) I was given a huge bag of apples and made apple pie bars, but still have some left…thanks for sharing:)
This looks so much better than store-bought! It has a rich caramel color. I bet it's just delicious!
Sounds great. I would like to try this :)
Well, that old crockpot is getting pulled out of the cupboard for this! Great recipe!
I love that you posted this! I just bought a huge bag of apples from the apple orchard. I wanna try baked apples, but this sounds fantastic. I made applesauce once this year and it was fabulous but this one sounds excellent made in the crockpot. I'll have to try it :D
How funny- my hubby just asked me for some applesauce to take with him on his hunting trip! You are reading my mind girl- yum!
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I have a cake recipe which uses applesauce & would love to try making my own applesauce.
Ti ringrazio per questa ricetta, un saluto Daniela.
So seasonal and delicious Barbara.
Great sauce for this season! Is it the same as compote de pommes?
Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Have a nice day!
WOW..thats easy with simple ingredinets..will giv it a try…
I LOVE making applesauce in my crockpot! The house smells amazing, too. :-)
I love homemade applesauce, but I haven't made it for years(I don't know why). I can only imagine how good your kitchen smelled with this in the crockpot! I'll be trying this soon.
so rich and comforting, and i bet your house smelled like fall heaven! delicious!
I am so excited to try making apple sauce in the slow cooker!
Perfect ~ I've got apples ready to make into apple sauce. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
mmm autumn-ey flavours in a jar!! definitely need to make this!
That looks so easy and delicious! You always find the best recipes Barbara! :D
With all the apples I still have sitting here this recipe has my name on it!!!!
If you say it is that good then I will try it. I have been wanting to make applesauce and all my apple sauce recipes are just so so and nothing special. Thanks.
Joyce
This is on my list of stuff to do this week…yum!
I have had this bookmarked, and now that you have made it twice tells me that I need to make it ASAP!!
Yumm.. Sounds good!
I've been thinking about applesauce and you've convinced me to get on with it. I love that it's in the crockpot. I'll be trying this recipe real soon.
Hubby asked for your stuffed chicken recipe to be made again soon too. Maybe with applesauce. ;) I'll call it Barb's Dinner! LOL
Another delicious use for the slow cooker YAY! I LOVE applesauce, eating it with weird combinations of food (applesauce and spaghetti! for one). Will have to try this as we sometimes don't use apples up quickly. What a great way to use them.
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I used to make applesauce, all the time, but never in a crockpot. I must try it. There is nothing like homemade apple sauce. How do you eat bottled sauce after your own.
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