All-Day Applesauce



2 pounds Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into 1/2" thick slices

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

6-1/4-cup scoops fat-free, no-sugar-added vanilla frozen yogurt

Grated nutmeg



Lay apple slices in a 3-quart or larger crockery slow cooker. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples and drizzle with lemon juice. Cover and cook on low for 6 1/2 to 8 hours. To serve, spoon hot apples into 6 dessert dishes. Top each with a scoop of frozen yogurt. Lightly sprinkle with nutmeg and serve.



Makes 6 servings

Triple Applesauce



6 large, firm, flavorful apples (such as Fuji, Cortland, Baldwin or Granny

Smith) stemmed and quartered (see note)

1 1/2 cups dried apple rings, each ring cut into 4 pieces

1/3 cup granulated sugar

Finely grated zest and strained juice of 1 large lemon

1 cup apple cider

1 (3- to 4-inch) cinnamon stick

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger









Place apples, dried apple rings, sugar, lemon zest and juice, cider,

cinnamon stick, nutmeg, cloves and ginger in the slow-cooker. Cover and cook on low

for 5 to 6 hours or on High for 3 hours until apples are very tender.



Discard cinnamon stick and use a slotted spoon to transfer apple solids to

food mill or food processor. Puree and add enough cooking juices to achieve the

desired consistency. Makes 4 to 5 cups.

Crockpot Fried Apples
3 Pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
1 Dash freshly-grated nutmeg, (optional)
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 Cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon butter - (to 2 tablespoons), cut in small pieces

Place apple slices in the crockpot; stir in remaining ingredients and dot with the butter. Cover and cook on LOW for about 6 hours, or until apples are tender but not mushy. Stir about halfway through cooking.

This recipe yields 2 1/2 to 3 cups.

Crockpot Apple Butter
Peel enough apples to fill crock pot, slice thin.
4 cups sugar
3 tsps. cinnamon
dash ground cloves
dash allspice
dash ginger

Fill crock pot with peeled, sliced apples. DO NOT ADD WATER. Cover and cook overnight on low or at least 12 hours. DO NOT STIR. In the morning, add sugar and spices. Stir well. Cook UNCOVERED 4 to 5 hours on high, stirring often. Put in clean sterilized jars and seal.

*I used about 13 apples. After peeling and slicing, I added some lemon juice to apples so they would not turn brown while I finished peeling. Seal using the 10 minute water bath.

This turned out great!