Slow Cooked Cinnamon Applesauce

Mirj's Note:

Very yummy!

• Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 3 1/2 lbs granny smith apples, peeled,cored,and sliced
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. In a 3 1/2-quart electric slow cooker, toss together the apples, brown sugar, and lemon juice.
2. Cover and cook on the high heat setting 3 hours or until the apples are very tender.
3. Mash up the apples with a potato masher.
4. Stir in the cinnamon.
5. Serve over vanilla ice cream, if desired.

Reviews

[AgileK9s]

This is not only the best applesauce I've ever made - it's also the best applesauce I've ever eaten! Wonderful recipe, and so easy. One word of caution though, I used my apple peeler/slicer/corer to prepare the apples and the slices come out thin. The applesauce was fully cooked and getting ready to burn after 1 hour, 45 minutes. If you use one of these gadgets (mine is from Pampered Chef), watch the cooking time.

[Michelle S.]

Funny, the only way I can think to describe this applesauce is rich...not normally how I would EVER describe applesauce, but there it is! I used half Granny Smiths and half Cortland apples. I also could not resist adding dried cherries to this as my DH is into the flavored applesauces. It took less than the 3 hours to cook and I also "whirled" mine in the blender for the smoother texture my family loves. My favorite kind of cooking here...minimal ingredients, minimal effort...maximum taste!

[Sherri35]

Excellent applesauce! I used Jonathan apples instead of Granny Smith because that's what I picked at the orchard. After cooking them in the crockpot, I put the mixture into my blender until it was the consistency I wanted. My kids loved this and had it for breakfast this morning! Thanks!