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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Applesauce

June 25, 2011 · 16 Comments

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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Applesauce recipe by Barefeet In The Kitchen

This is not your average applesauce. This applesauce is thick, chunky, sweet and full of flavor. You can eat it with a spoon or a fork. If you’ve never tried homemade applesauce, then you have no idea what you are missing. I started making this a few years ago and it has forever changed my taste for applesauce.

 

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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Applesauce
Recipe adapted from and with thanks to A Year of Slow Cooking
Ingredients
  • 8 apples peeled, halved and cored, I used honeycrisp apples
  • Juice from one lemon or the equivalent amount of lemon juice concentrate no more than 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
  1. Place your apple pieces in the crockpot. Add lemon juice, water and vanilla, sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar on top. Toss to coat thoroughly.
  2. Cover and cook on low for approximately 6 hours. When the apples are very tender, mash them with a potato masher or a fork until they are the consistency you desire. I like to leave a lot of chunky pieces in the sauce. If you are in the mood, you can even try this.
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Filed Under: Desserts, Fruits, Side Dishes, Slow Cooker Tagged With: Apples

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Hi, I’m Mary. I’m the author, cook, photographer, and travel lover behind the scenes here at Barefeet In The Kitchen. I'm also the author of three cookbooks dedicated to making cooking from scratch as simple as possible.

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  1. The Slow Roasted Italian says

    June 25, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    Loving the chunky applesauce!

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  2. Sweet And Crumby says

    June 25, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    Healthy and yum!!! Double hitter.

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  3. Janeen says

    September 28, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    I do a variation on this at home and it couldn't be simpler.

    I use Penzey's Spices because I think they're high quality and you get lots of bang for your buck.

    I use their "apple pie spice" in my recipes. I have never been disappointed.

    Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    December 17, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    Could you freeze this?

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  5. Mary says

    December 19, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    I've frozen applesauce in the past and it was fine. I also can it in mason jars. This is a pantry staple in my house.

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  6. Anonymous says

    September 3, 2013 at 11:24 pm

    Can it be put in jars and water bath

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    • Mary says

      September 4, 2013 at 1:23 am

      Yes, I've canned this before.

      Reply
  7. RC1956 says

    November 7, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    The only applesauce my kids would eat was their grandma's homemade. She used Stayman Winesap and after they were done she put them through a food mill. The kids loved her pink applesauce. We used Rambo once too and they were good, fresh from the tree.

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  8. Mary S. says

    November 8, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    I have 1 1/2 pecks of apples waiting to be made into applesauce using this recipe. Two weeks ago I made a batch with 3/4 peck of apples. It's gone already!! I can see I'll be doing this on a regular basis! I love your recipe. Thank you!

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  9. CherylM says

    November 8, 2013 at 6:09 pm

    Do you have any idea about how many cups of apples that would be? I had a friend give me apples already cut up , but I have no idea how many there were. thanks!

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    • Mary says

      November 11, 2013 at 3:10 am

      Applesauce is pretty forgiving, Cheryl. I usually just fill the crockpot and add sugar to taste!

      Reply
  10. Anonymous says

    November 16, 2013 at 5:47 am

    Made the crockpot applesauce, yummy, thank you. Will be serving on Thanksgiving also, if I feel like sharing.

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  11. Kim Honeycutt says

    April 4, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    Mary,
    I think this sounds so delicious! I love apples and using my crockpots…so you got me! Yes, I said crockpots! I have different sizes and shapes. I will be trying this! Pinned!

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  12. Michelle says

    November 8, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    made this today, who ever knew applesauce was so easy to make…only thing I'm missing it vanilla ice cream!

    Reply
  13. Diane Chapman says

    October 16, 2017 at 3:55 pm

    Can leftovers be frozen

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  14. Chuck says

    November 11, 2018 at 10:04 am

    Well it’s Sunday afternoon 11/11/2018 am now trying this new Brown sugar apple cinnamon sauce in the slow cooker,, can’t wait to see and taste..😋bet it’s gonna be delish,, I figured I’d give it a try,,cuz my granddaughter was asking for apple sauce 👍👍.. Happy slow cookering Everyone!!

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