My wonderful applesauce :)

[Reds]

Came from this link!

crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/09/crockpot-applesauce-recipe.html

This makes enough for 4 people. If you would like to freeze or can, use more apples.

--4 large apples, skinned ,cored, and cut in quarters
--juice from 1 lemon
--1/2 tsp cinnamon
--1 tsp vanilla
--1 T brown sugar
--1/4 cup H20

The Directions.

I used a 4 quart crockpot for the applesauce.

Skin, core, and cut your apples into quarters. Plop the pieces into your crockpot. Add the juice from the lemon, and the water. Pour in the vanilla (I used imitation--we were out of the good stuff), and add the cinnamon and brown sugar.

Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours. When the apples are super tender, mash with a potato masher or large fork. My apples were very tender after 6 hours, and I used a fork.

[morningstarfire]

mmmm sounds good, Im going to try this when we move and we actually have food in the house.. ;D

[Mary Ann]

I tell ya, it huurrrrrrtt me. The smell alone will do you in!

[snaffle]

Stella your grandma would be sooo proud of you!!!

[KarenN]

Hmmmm - what kind of apples work best? More tart or on the sweeter side? I've got granny smiths, red delicious, pink ladies, and galas in the fridge.

[Reds]

Karen-I used a few granny smith, a few jonagolds, a few fuji, and a few golden delicious. I just went down all of the apples at the store and picked up some of each except the red delicious because I think those are gross

[Mary Ann]

I really loved Stella's approach. The apple-y flavor was very intense, kinda tart like a Mac but sweet at the same time. Lemme tell ya. There ain't a candle in the potpourri store that could do better than this smell.

I know applesauce seems like a sort of small thing; but there is real excellence here. You know the expression, the god is in the details? Mmmmmm.... !!! Outstanding. Truly outstanding.

[Trailpal]

mmmmmmmmm

I gotta find me a good cut of pork to have with the Applesauce!

[KarenN]

Oh, I love a good applesauce - the jar stuff is yuck.

I don't "do" red d's either, but my oldest son loffs them, so I always keep a few in there for him

[linda]

That is a good idea to make it in the crockpot. I'll have to try that.

If you have some of those little ziplock lunch-sized containers, you can put the applesauce in them and freeze them. Then, when you make a lunch-to-go, just drop in the frozen applesauce. It will be ready-to-eat by lunch time.

And, frozen applesauce makes a pretty darned good substitute for ice cream...

[Trailpal]

o my gosh!

I made this last week - I used 4 Braeburn apples. Hubby and I are now officially spoiled, we will never get the stuff in a jar again! Between us we ate the whole batch

We had thick, boneless pork chops (made shake n bake style), steamed spinach with bacon and vinegar, and the apple sauce. While everything was good, we really pigged on the applesauce

oh - my little crockpot has only two positions - off and on. The sauce was done in about 3 hours, way before dinner, so I turned it off, and then turned it on again for about 20 minutes before serving dinner.

[snaffle]

trailpal that sounds like a great lunch !!!


Mary Ann is soooo right..
the aroma from Stella's applesauce... was really sumething!!

[KarenN]

I made a batch over the weekend - AWESOME! I have to hide it from the kids or it's gone! And since I have a really big crockpot I used 12 apples of varying sweet/tart ratios - soooo good!

[Newfygirl]

Making it tomorrow with the kids! Can't wait!

[snaffle]

newfy...

how did the applesauce turn out? did the boys like it?
did you think it made your house smell like "Christmas?"