Homemade Spiced Applesauce

Homemade applesauce just got easier, made in your slow cooker! Apples, brown sugar, water and spices make up this simple fall inspired applesauce. 🍎 🍎 

I have been working on canning some more goodies for the holidays. Last weekend I made Spiced Applesauce. I have been wanting to try this recipe ever since I saw it at the Gooseberry patch site. This recipe comes from their cookbook Autumn with Friends & Family.

I have 6 Gooseberry Patch Cookbooks but, I don't have a copy of this cookbook. However I did get this recipe from their website it was one of their free featured recipes (I love those). I've been wanting to make homemade applesauce, so I thought this recipe was perfect. The best thing about it is you can toss everything in the slow cooker and go to bed.

Your slow cooker will do all the work while you sleep, it doesn't get any easier than that. You'll wake to such a wonderful aroma lingering through your house. Ah the smell of Fall. It also gives me a extra day to get all the applesauce canned and processed

When the applesauce was done I used my Hand mixer with the blade attachment to crush up the cooked apples and just like that I had homemade applesauce. Thanks Jo Ann and Vickie for another wonderful recipe.

Peel, core and dice up the apples. Add the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker.

Mix everything together, cover and cook on low setting for 8-10 hours.

Ummm cooked apples what a wonderful smell. You can see my blade attachment to my hand mixer. It made mixing and chopping up the apples a breeze.

Now you have the perfect spiced applesauce! 

Chill and enjoy! Store any leftovers in the refrigerator. 

Fall Spiced Applesauce

8 - golden delicious apples, peeled, cored and cubed

1/2 - cup packed brown sugar

1/2 - cup water

1 - teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice

Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker; stir to mix. Cover and cook on low setting for 6-8 hours hours, or on high setting for 3-4 hours. 

When the apples are cooked, stir with a wooden spoon. Gently crush applesauce against the side of the slow cooker to desired consistency. 

I blended the cooked apples with an immersion blender using the blade attachment until I had the consistency of applesauce. 

If you don't have a immersion blender, transfer the cooled mixture to a blender and blend as smooth as you like. 

Chill and enjoy.

Cooks Note:  This applesauce can also be home canned. Pour the hot applesauce into hot sterilized jars, and add sterilized lids and rings. Process in a hot water bath. Process half pints and pints for 10 minutes and quarts for 20 minutes. Remove and place on a dish towel on the counter. Let jars sit overnight to make sure the lids seal. Store in pantry. 

Makes 8-10 servings.


adapted from: Gooseberry Patch Autumn with Friends & Family