Slow Cooker Applesauce (for freezer storage). Turning apples into applesauce is easier than you might think — especially when your slow cooker does most of the work for you! If you're new to making homemade applesauce, know that you only need a few ingredients, and turning them into a sauce is much easier than you might think. If you want an extra-smooth applesauce, purée the strained applesauce in a food processor or blender.

I have little ones so I used the hand blender to smooth out what little bumps were left. This Slow Cooker Applesauce is paleo and vegan-friendly and is a snack your kids will love! Since your slow cooker is sitting on your counter for warm, hearty winter dinners, it's the perfect time to use this invaluable kitchen appliance for homemade applesauce. You can have Slow Cooker Applesauce (for freezer storage) using 2 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Applesauce (for freezer storage)

1. You need 11.288 kg of Red Delicious Apples cored and skin removed.
2. It's of Citric acid.

Great for breakfast, a healthy snack, or vegan side dish for your savory meals, this spicy applesauce will quickly become a winter. This slow cooker applesauce recipe froze and thawed perfectly making it very easy to portion out and have readily available for healthy snacks and baking. I don't think I will ever buy jarred applesauce again. Ok maybe I won't completely write off the store bought stuff but I must say homemade is.

Slow Cooker Applesauce (for freezer storage) instructions

1. Skin and core a bushel of apples.
2. Use 3, 8 quart slow cookers on high for 6 hours.
3. Coarsely mash apples and combine contents of one slow cookers to the 2 remaining..
4. Cook on low for another 4 hours with lid off (to thicken)..
5. Turn off heat and let it set overnight..
6. Bag in quart to gallon freezer bags. Work to get as much air out of bags as possible..
7. For convenience each serving is 100 grams for 53 calories each. More nutrition data below..

Put chopped apples and water into your slow cooker, then cover and set on low for six hours. Scoop apples into the blender (or use an immersion blender) to puree the applesauce. Store in the fridge for a week or in the freezer for up to six months. Slow cookers are a wonderful way to prepare homemade applesauce. It's a set-it-and-forget-it method that means you'll have one less component to worry Once the applesauce has finished cooking, you can always add a bit of lemon juice for extra acidity or some sugar if it needs a touch of additional.