Slow Cooker Honey-Vanilla Applesauce
Ingredients
- About five pounds of apples, cored and quartered (and peeled if the skins are tough)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 whole vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt (optional, but boosts the natural sweetness of the apples)
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients in a slow cooker and set it on high. Cook for five hours.
- At the end of the cooking time, fish out the vanilla bean and stir the applesauce to break up any remaining chunks. If you want a smooth sauce, use an immersion blender or carefully blend in batches with a regular blender.
- This makes about four pints of sauce. If you want to can the sauce for later use, use a water bath method.