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Slow Cooked Applesauce

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One of the best ways to use up 15 pounds of freshly picked apples from the orchard. And after 4 hours of slow cooking, the aroma is absolutely intoxicating.

Ingredients

  • 8 whole Apples, Peeled, Cored, And Diced
  • ½ cups Packed Brown Sugar
  • ½ cups Water
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker; stir to mix. Cover and cook on your preferred time setting (3-4 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.)

When done, use a potato masher or immersion blender to achieve the desired consistency.

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Kristen Wenger on 8.31.2011

Do you use a variety of apples? Just wondering which types are best for applesauce – thanks!

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The Cottage Kitchen on 1.9.2011

Can’t wait to try this!!!
I’m a bit of a slow cooker maniac (I only have 2 :), and we have two mature apple trees in our yard which we usually get the most amazing juice from one, but the other is used for pies etc, so this will definitely have to be made later in the year from some of those.
Thank you for posting this.
Lou.

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Very Culinary on 9.25.2010

@Barbsr – I never knew homemade applesauce could be so amazing, but now I can’t buy it from the store anymore. Every house should come with a slow cooker! Thanks for your comment.

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Barbsr on 9.24.2010

The slow cooker angle frees up the stove and will allow me to come home to a wonderful aromatic kitchen! Great Idea!

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Very Culinary on 5.4.2010

To be clear, *I* don’t have an orchard. LOL. We had to travel to one, like most people. Well worth it, though!

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WestieMom on 4.19.2013

Made this with some of the Winesap apples that my in-laws gave me. My house smelled amazing while this was cooking and my family totally loves this applesauce! It was so good that I made 2 batches the same day and froze the bounty. Freezes beautifully and tastes great when thawed. Winner :)

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Kelly on 11.14.2012

Not my favorite applesauce recipe, but everyone else loved it!

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Jennifer on 11.4.2012

Easy & much tastier than store bought. I left the peels on & blended with immersion blender- way easier than peeling & just as delicious( no chunks of peel left,, trust me).

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Emily on 10.8.2012

I went apple picking and was trying to find an easy recipe to use my apples. This recipe was PERFECT! It made my house smell so good and the applesauce was so delicious. Thanks for the yummy recipe!

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Kendra B on 8.4.2012

love this! Here is what I did:
16qts sliced apples (after they were peeled and cored)
4 1/2 c water
4 1/2 c sugar
3 Tbsp cinnamon

Divided the apples between 3 large crockpots and cooked for 9 hours. We just finished the canning process. This is a wonderful recipe! We ended up with 12 pints of applesauce!

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