Chunky Applesauce

Ingredients


8 cups chopped, peeled tart cooking apples (Fuji)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract - optional
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1.In a Crockpot, combine brown sugar and apples.Cover and cook over medium-low heat for several hours until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat;add cinnamon, mash apples (a potato masher works well) until sauce is desired consistency. Serve warm or cold.

The Family Crockpot Applesauce Recipe

From the blog, Cooking Canuk

5 medium-sized Gala apples, peeled, cored, quartered, and sliced

5 medium-sized Golden Yellow Delicious apples, peeled, cored, quartered, and sliced

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 cup water or apple juice

Place all of the apple pieces in a large bowl and stir in sugar and ground cinnamon. Pour water or apple juice into the bottom of a large crockpot (slow cooker) and add the apple mixture. Cover, turn the crockpot setting to Low, and cook for about 8 hours (or on High for 5 hours), stirring occasionally.

Serve warm or room temperature.

Makes approximately 4 cups of applesauce.