Slow Cooker Applesauce
Create a delicious and easy homemade applesauce with your slow cooker!
Simply combine peeled and chopped apples with lemon zest, date or brown sugar, and a cinnamon stick. Cook on low for 6 hours, remove the cinnamon stick, then puree until smooth using an immersion blender. Serve warm or chilled for a comforting treat.
Ingredients:
- 8 medium apples, cored, peeled, and cut into small bite-size chunks or slices (gala, honey crisp, gold delicious, or combo)
- 1 t lemon zest
- Cinnamon stick
- 5 t date sugar or brown sugar
Directions:
- Add apples to a greased slow cooker. Mix in lemon zest and sugar and stir to cover. Add a cinnamon stick.
- Cook on low for 6 hours. You can lift the top and stir every few hours, but you do not have to.
- Remove the cinnamon stick—Puree with an immersion blender. Serve warm or chilled.
