Cinnamon applesauce

This applesauce is super easy to make because it cooks in a crock pot while you are doing something else. Hi, I thought you might like this article from The Spruce Eats: Slow Cooker Applesauce. Leda Meredith is a food writer and certified botanist who has written five books on foraging and preserving food. Southern-cuisine expert and cookbook author Diana Rattray has created more than 5,000 recipes cinnamon applesauce articles in her 20 years as a food writer.

2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. For our recipe, there’s just a short prep time and after a few hours of waiting, you’ll have the perfect applesauce made to suit your taste—sweetened or unsweetened, coarse or smooth, spiced or plain. The end product can be frozen or water-bath canned for long-term storage.

Because applesauce has no dairy in it, it freezes really well and can last for a few months when properly stored. This recipe doesn’t require laborious peeling and coring of apples. If they feel waxy, scrub with a vegetable brush. If using a food mill, there’s no need to peel and core the apples.