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Slow Cooker Applesauce with Skin & Peels On Recipe

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This easy slow cooker applesauce with skin and peels on is perfect for seasonal apples from the orchard, and cooks overnight in the slow cooker. A warm, rich, deep red applesauce you can make from any variety of apples.

This slow cooker applesauce with skin/peels on combines two of my favorite things during the New England fall season: local apples + the slow cooker. 

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I often forget how easy it is to just throw everything in a slow cooker and 6-8 hours later your meal is ready!  This apple sauce recipe is perfect for overnight. When you wake up, breakfast is ready AND the house smells amazing.

If you have an overabundance of apples, this is the perfect way to transform them into a easy and homemade dish.  The cider in this recipe makes the applesauce tangy and flavorful and there is about half the amount of sugar in this recipe than in others’ which I prefer.  

This applesauce is great for breakfast, for a side dish, or a snack. I love heating some up in a bowl, and topping it with vanilla ice cream and cinnamon granola for dessert.

This Slow Cooker Applesauce Recipe Is

  • Hearty
  • Warming
  • Spiced
  • Cozy
  • A Great Way to Use Apples
  • Great for Dessert over Ice Cream
  • Vegan, Vegetarian
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Overnight Applesauce in the Crock Pot

I left this cooking overnight on the kitchen counter, and the sweet cinnamon-y smell was so nice in the morning.  I diced the apples before cooking, so after they had cooked they were creamy and chunky.  You can definitely keep the applesauce chunky if  you like it, but since I left the peels on I pureed mine slightly.

This is my new favorite way to use up extra apples.  We planted a few apple trees in our front yard (for the bees!) and we’ve started getting apples this year. Perfect for this tasty slow cooker applesauce. It was a huge hit with the husband too, and we have been loving having this treat for breakfast.

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What’s In This Applesauce with Peels?

See the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

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Slow Cooker Applesauce with Skin/Peels

This easy slow cooker applesauce with skin/peels on is perfect for seasonal apples from the orchard, and cooks overnight in the slow cooker. A warm, rich, deep red applesauce you can make from any variety of apples.
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 26 minutes
Course Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 180 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 10 apples cored and unpeeled (leave skins on!)
  • 3/4 cup apple cider
  • 1/2 cup sugar or sweetener or choice
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Pinch Sea Salt

Instructions
 

  • Dice the apples into 1 inch cubes and place in the crockpot.
  • Add the apple cider, sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and salt to the crock pot and stir to combine.
  • Cook on low for 6-7 hours until the apples become soft and break apart when you stir them.
  • Blend the apple sauce with the immersion blender. Taste, and add additional sugar or cinnamon if desired.
  • Serve warm, and store leftovers in airtight containers for 1 week in the fridge.

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Nutrition

Calories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 274mgFiber: 6gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 126IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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Posted in American, Breakfast, CrockPot/Slow Cooker, Desserts, Gluten Free, Holiday Recipes, Make Ahead, One Pot Recipes, Sauces, Side Dishes, Snacks, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

7 Comments

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  2. Marge

    5 stars
    Excelleñt and simple. I didn’t have apple cider so I used water and 1 tbsp of brown sugar. Also mashed it up with a potato masher instead of food processor.

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