Crockpot Applesauce

Isn't it lovely? This came off of my very own, front yard apple tree. We didn't have many apples on our little tree this year, but the ones that were there were HUGE! I didn't want to let any of it go to waste, so I made 2 big batches of applesauce out of them.

Oh, and I did it in my crockpot while I was busy with other things. I'll probably never make applesauce on the stovetop again. Ever.

Can you tell how huge these apples are?! The smaller one on the left is a normal size apple, the ones on the right are monster apples. Yum.

Here's the lowdown on making applesauce in the crockpot. Peel, core and slice your apples. Put them in the crockpot and add 1/4 cup water. Put the lid on and cook on low for 8 hours (or on high for 3-4 hours). About halfway through take the lid off and mash the apples until they are as smooth or chunky as you want. You can add sugar, cinnamon or anything else you want at this point but I chose to leave mine just the way it is. When all the apples are tender and cooked down, you can leave the lid off the crockpot and cook down the sauce until it's as thick as you'd like. Mine was fine without any extra cooking, but it's going to depend on how much liquid your apples give off.

This is what I ended up with. No added sugar, no added anything. Just pure lovely applesauce.

I canned this, but you could just put it in a container and eat it fresh. It's apple season, go get some and let your house smell amazing while you make some applesauce to put by for the winter. Is anything better than the smell of cooking apples? Yum!