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You are here: Home / Recipes / Smells Like Fall: Nana’s Applesauce

Smells Like Fall: Nana’s Applesauce

December 1, 2012 By Karen Cooper 2 Comments

Fall means yummy apples, so I thought I’d make one of our family’s favorites: Nana’s applesauce.

Nana (what my kids call my mother) makes this on the stovetop, but I prefer doing it in the crockpot, for two reasons: (1) I don’t have to stand over it. I can just make it and leave it; and (2) it makes the house smell all cinnamony and warm and good for several hours.

Here’s the recipe:

8 red or yellow delicious apples (or, honestly, any other kind other than Granny Smith. I’ve used Gala and Fuji and others).

Peel and core the apples and cut into bite size pieces.

Put in pot or crockpot with about 1 cup water.

If making on the stove, cook on medium until the apples can be smushed (yes, the recipe says that) with a wooden spoon.  Remove any excess water as it cooks.

When done enough, add about 1/4 cup sugar or to taste, a little cinnamon, a pinch of cloves, and a cinnamon stick.

If making in the crock pot, add sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and cinnamon stick to the crock pot.  Cook on low for about four hours or until apples can be smushed with a wooden spoon.

Enjoy!

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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  1. Eclectically Vintage says

    December 3, 2012 at 1:10 am

    You had me at crockpot – put it in, plug it in, forget about it! That’s my kind of recipe!
    Kelly

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  2. Suzanne says

    December 3, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    Great! I like to make applesauce too, but it just never occurred to me to use the crockpot. Love it!

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