Crockpot Spiced Applesauce Recipe makes Homemade easy breezy.
This hearty and healthful dish serves as an excellent meal accompaniment or a nutritious dessert! Using only 1/4 of the sugar found in many applesauce recipes, this version allows the flavor of the fruit to shine, complimented by warming spices. Extra bonus! Your home will smell amazing while the crock pot does the cooking for you! Comforting + nourishing, a favorite of kids and adults alike!
Warm-spiced Homemade Applesauce
Equipment
- crock-pot
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Organic Granny Smith Apples
- 1/2 cup organic sugar in the raw
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp ginger puree
- 1 star anise
- 1 cup filtered water
Instructions
- Wash 3 pounds organic Granny Smith apples. Core and slice apples (do not peel) and chop into 1 inch pieces. Place in crock pot. Add to crock pot sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, allspice and ginger, star anise and water and stir well. Turn crock pot onto high setting and cook mixture for 4 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve warm.
Written by: Ann C. Collins, MD, RYT
Photo Credit: Ann C. Collins, MD, RYT
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