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Overnight Crockpot Applesauce

Overnight Crockpot applesauce in slow cooker is so easy to make and super delicious on toast and even pork chops. You've got to try this recipe.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 15 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple butter, breakfast, crockpot, slow cooker
Servings: 12
Author: Justine

Equipment

  • 1 slow cooker
  • 1 cutting board

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs apples peeled, cored, diced
  • 1/2 c apple cider or apple juice
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar more or less depending on preference
  • 1/4 c maple syrup real syrup is best
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • 5 pods cardamom
  • 1 tbsp ginger minced ginger
  • 1 star anise

Instructions

  • Remove skins, core and dice your apples and put into your slow cooker
  • Then, add all your other ingredients listed in the recipe. Put star anise, cinnamon sticks and cardamom on top.
  • Put top on and set to high. Cook for 4 hours stirring 1-2 times during this time. or on Low overnight for 8-10 hours.
  • Remove large pieces of cinnamon, anise and cardamom. Add softened apples into a blender if you want it very smooth. Blend until contents are smooth
  • If you want to make applesauce into apple butter - Pour contents back into the crock portion of your crockpot. Remove from outside basin of slow cooker and put just ceramic bowl with contents into your oven. Cook at 325 degrees for 1-1.5 hrs. stirring every 20 minutes. OR leave lid off for a few hours to thicken the contents to more of a butter texture.

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Nutrition

Serving: 3oz | Calories: 1245kcal | Carbohydrates: 316g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 3007mg | Fiber: 43g | Sugar: 206g | Vitamin A: 735IU | Vitamin C: 79.1mg | Calcium: 305mg | Iron: 5mg