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A simple crockpot applesauce is inexpensive and less hands-on than you think.

Making applesauce in your slow cooker is easy and requires only 5 ingredients.

This ideal healthy snack is delicious warm, or topped with sugar-free whipped cream.

Today, you’ll learn a few cool things about apples and applesauce with my recipe.

• What apples make the best crockpot applesauce?
• Ways to incorporate applesauce in baking recipes.
• How we cut costs when buying apples at the grocery store.

Recipes I Include Crockpot Applesauce

If a recipe is easy, I’ll make it homemade instead of buying it at the grocery store.

Whenever I make crockpot applesauce, I’ll add some to anything I bake.

Anyone using less oil or butter can substitute applesauce to moisten a baked good.

Depending on the recipe, you don’t taste the applesauce, but you’ll notice a texture difference.

If applesauce is the star of a baked good, then, of course, you’ll taste it.

• Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with Two tablespoons of Applesauce
• Applesauce Donuts
• Glazed Dutchie Apple Fritter Cake
• Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
• Apple Raisin Date Squares
• Applesauce Muffin (coming to the blog soon)
• Magic Moist Apple Cake
• Applesauce Oatmeal – Add two tablespoons per bowl
• Cinnamon Apple Pancakes – Add two tablespoons to the batter.

Saving Money Buying Apples Off-Season

During apple picking season in Ontario, we pick apples at local farms.

When apples are not in season, we buy them at the grocery store, but they are expensive.

One of the main ways we save money buying apples is by using the Flashfood App.

At Zehrs, using the app, we can buy a huge box of fruit for only $5.00.

From the start, I will tell you that if you buy reduced products, sign up for the Flashfood app now.

• Open the Flashfood App on your mobile phone.
• Your referral can enter your code MOCD28ZN4 within 2 locations in the app: During Sign-up On the earn/rewards screen.
• Please copy and paste my referral code MOCD28ZN4
• Your first purchase must be at least $10 for you and your referral to get the $5 credit.
• You will see a $5 credit applied to their first order at checkout!

A user can only be a referee once; the $10 minimum must be made in a single transaction.

Best Apples For Crockpot Applesauce

I used a mixture of various apples that I got on sale, but typically I use sweet Gala, McIntosh, Crispin, Golden Delicious, or Mutsu.

If the Flashfood app is available in your area in Canada or the USA, use it for reduced production costs.

Making crockpot applesauce with kids is a fantastic way to teach them an easy apple recipe.

How To Make Crockpot Applesauce

Ingredients

• 3 pounds of washed, peeled, cored, and chopped apples 6-7 med apples)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup of cold water
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 cup granulated white sugar (optional) or 1/2 cup brown sugar Swerve or Sukrin Gold sugar substitute.)

Instructions

• In a large 8-quart crockpot, add the chopped apples. I used a mixture of various apples that I got on sale, but typically I use sweet gala, Crispin, Golden Delicious, or Mutsu.
• Add the cinnamon, cold water, and sugar (if applicable) and stir.
• Pour one cup of cold water into the crockpot.
• Add 1 teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon to the apples and mix.
• Put the crockpot on high for 4 hours to cook the apples.
• When the apples are fork-tender, turn off the crockpot.
• Using a potato masher, fork, or hand blender, mash or crush the apples to make a sauce or leave some apples chunky.
• When cooled, put the applesauce into a container and then into the refrigerator.
• Keeps in the refrigerator for 3-5 days or by canning; the applesauce will last up to one year.
• Enjoy warm with sugar-free whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

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