What Kind of Apples to Use?
Ingredients
- 3 pounds large apples (about 6), peeled.
- 1/2 cup water
- 2(3-inch) Cinnamon Sticks (if you don’t have cinnamon sticks you can add a few sprinkles of ground cinnamon – but know that will darken the color- you can always add later)
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
There are a wide variety of apple peelers/corers on the market to simplify the task – like this one: Cast Magnesium Apple/Potato Peeler Corer
Instructions:
Chop the apples, First, quarter them through the stem, then cut out the cores. Chop the apples coarsely into 1- to 2-inch pieces, depending on how chunky you like the finished product.
Place ingredients into a 5 quart or larger slow cooker. Add the water, cinnamon, lemon juice, and salt. Stir to combine.
Cover the slow cooker and cook on the HIGH setting for 4 hours. Stir twice during cooking. Note: If you’re using an Instant Pot to make this slow-cooker applesauce, set the machine to Slow Cooker once you add the ingredients, increase the heat level to “more,” set the cooking time to 4 hours, then seal the lid.
Simple Home-Made Applesauce
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
Instructions
- Chop the apples, First, quarter them through the stem, then cut out the cores. Chop the apples coarsely into 1- to 2-inch pieces, depending on how chunky you like the finished product.
- Place ingredients into a 5 quart or larger slow cooker. Add the water, cinnamon, lemon juice, and salt. Stir to combine.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on the HIGH setting for 4 hours. Stir twice during cooking. Note: If you're using an Instant Pot to make this slow-cooker applesauce, set the machine to Slow Cooker once you add the ingredients, increase the heat level to "more," set the cooking time to 4 hours, then seal the lid.
