Slow Cooker Applesauce
I’m not even sure this Slow Cooker Applesauce can be called a recipe because it only has 2 ingredients, but I wanted to share it because it’s so easy and delicious! I went apple picking yesterday with my parents and my boyfriend and we came back with a ton of ripe, delicious New York state apples! I used a mixture of Gala, Mackintosh and Jonamac apples in this applesauce, but feel free to mix it up and try other varieties. I let this cook overnight and it really couldn’t be simpler. I love unsweetened applesauce (apples are naturally sweet!) but you can certainly add a little sugar or brown sugar if you desire (will change nutrition information). To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
Unsweetened applesauce is not only delicious on its own, but it’s a great ingredient to keep on hand for baking. If you plan to use it this way, I would omit the cinnamon and make it with just the apples. For ideas on recipes using unsweetened applesauce, check out Lemon Blueberry Muffins, Carrot Cake Cupcakes, Blueberry Peach Baked Oatmeal, Chocolate Frosted Doughnuts, Raspberry Cream Cheese Muffins, Hummingbird Cupcakes, Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins and Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins.
Slow Cooker Applesauce
Ingredients
- 8 medium-large apples, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
- 1/4 cup water
- Cinnamon, to taste
Instructions
- Place the peeled apple wedges into your slow cooker and add water. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Mash apples lightly with the back of a spook or a fork (apples will fall apart easily). Add cinnamon (I would start with ½ teaspoon and see if you want more), stir in and continue to cook on low for another 15 minutes. For chunkier applesauce, serve as is. For smooth applesauce, use an immersion blender or place applesauce in a food processor and pulse until desired consistency is reached. Can serve warm or cold. Makes about 3 cups.
Notes
83 calories, 22 g carbs, 17 g sugars, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 1 g protein, 2 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com) MyWW SmartPoints per (1/2 cup) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Green: 0 SmartPoints/ Blue: 0 SmartPoints/ Purple: 0 SmartPoints Weight Watchers Points Plus:
3 per serving* (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) *Weight Watchers PointsPlus counts unsweetened applesauce as 0 points+ in the WW tracker, so I am personally counting this as 0 WW pointsplus. For consistency I listed the pointsplus above using the Weight Watchers recipe builder, but in this instance I am going to go by their applesauce listing – do whatever you feel comfortable with!
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Can you can this recipe?
I know absolutely nothing about canning – sorry! I’ve never done it before.
Only if you pressure can it. Not enough acid for water-bath canning.
Ok. Thank you so much.
This can be canned. Prepare jars – clean and hot. While applesauce is hot from the stove ladle into jars. Leave about an inch above sauce. Clean rims so nothing is on them, add lids and you are done. I do this all the time.
How much cinnamon did you use? I’m not good at estimating “to taste” amounts!
I would start with 1/2 teaspoon, stir it in and taste it and then decide if you want more!
Hi Emily –
May I ask where you went apple picking? I live in Buffalo, as well, as I really want to find somewhere to do it this Fall. Thanks!
Hi Trish! We went to Becker Farms up in Niagara County 🙂
Can this applesauce recipe be frozen in small freezer containers.
We froze homemade applesauce for babyfood all the time, in rubbermaid containers. Worked great!
Definitely! 🙂
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I don’t get how it can have points on recipe builder with apples =0 points and cinnamon wich =0. Sounds great and can’t wait to try!
The Weight Watchers recipe builder does not recognize fruits and vegetables as zero points, it simply adds up all of the nutrition information for your recipe and converts it to points per serving. From what I understand, this is purposeful because cooking/altering fruits and vegetables can lessen the amount of nutrients. For this specific recipe, since WW counts unsweetened applesauce as 0P+ that is how I am personally counting it.
I added some splenda for extra sweetness – delicious! Still counted as 0p+ too.
Sounds great! How long will this last in the fridge?
I have mine cooking overnight in the crockpot! Excited for the apple smell when I wake up
I needed additional sweetness for this. I added stevia and a good amount of cinnamon. Still didn’t get it quite right…. Assuming it will take some adjustment to go from storebought (full of sugar) to real applesauce…. Thank you for the recipe!
I’m making the applesauce now. It’s been in crockpot for 6hrs and the apples are already mashed
Okay, feel free to finish it up early if it’s ready!
Oh my goodness! This is delist! It was so easy to do
Is each serving size a cup?
Hi Judy, the serving info is listed directly under the recipe title in the recipe section of each post. This makes six 1/2 cup servings!