Homemade Applesauce!

Um, yum. Applesauce you can make yourself.

Super simple way to enjoy all those fall apples, using your crockpot! 

Let's see the Cast of Characters:

• 8 Apples. I used:
• 4 Cortland
• 3 Golden Delicious
• 1 Granny Smith
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 lemon (for zest and juice)
• A cinnamon stick

You'll also need a vegetable peeler, an apple corer, a knife, cutting board, and most importantly a crock pot.

Let's begin.

Peel all your apples.

I have a secret, peel all your apples into a shopping bag so it's super easy cleanup.

Core your apples.

Get yourself an apple corer (they take the core out!) They're fairly inexpensive and make your day a hell of a lot easier. 

Cut the apples into 1 inch pieces (or whatever size you're good at cutting stuff into..)

Throw them into the crock.  

Measure out 1/3 cup of brown sugar. 

Throw that into the crock.

Zest your lemon.

Lemon zest is used for flavor, it's taking the outside of the lemon peel. Use a cheese grater.


Throw some lemon juice in. Recipe says 1 teaspoon but I just squeezed.

Top with a cinnamon stick.

Cook for 6 hours on low. Mix every few hours to help mix together those soft apples.

After six hours, you'll have soft apples that begin to slush into sauce.

Here's how it looks 4 hours in. Softening up.

Depending on how you like your apple sauce, you can keep it chunky or you can run it through your blender for a softer, smoother consistency.
Store in the refrigerator, preferably in little mason jars. The applesauce will be good for 2 weeks.