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Unsweetened Crock Pot Applesauce
Time: 8 hrs 5 mins
Ingredients
- 3 granny smith apples or 3 other tart apples, cored and chopped into chunks
- 3 fuji apples, cored and chopped into chunks
- 3 mcintosh apples, cored and chopped into chunks
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 1 -2 cup organic no-sugar-added cranberry juice
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- 1 star anise (optional)
Directions
- 1 Put all ingredients in crock pot, using 1 c cranberry juice if you prefer a thicker sauce, 1 1/2 c if you like a thinner sauce.
- 2 Stir to coat.
- 3 Cook on low for 7 hours or high for 3 hours.
- 4 Check consistency of applesauce, adding more cranberry juice if too thick.
- 5 Mash apple chunks with potato masher to desired texture, leaving it as chunky as you like.
- 6 Taste for preferred tartness or sweetness, adding any sugar, honey or sugar substitute for your tastes.
- 7 Cook on low for 1 to 2 more hours.
- 8 Remove vanilla bean and star anise.
- 9 Vanilla bean can be rinsed and kept for a few more similar uses.
- 10 Serve warm or cold.
- 11 Can be easily frozen and can be used when substituting for oil in reducing fat in some recipes.
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