Crockpot Applesauce

Irony… it’s a funny thing really. Trust me.. I’m just as surprised as you are that I am posting about a recipe I tried before I post about a craft project. Haha. But anyway… back to the topic at hand.

The other day [I won’t disclose how long ago] Mr. Gil bought one of those sacs of apples. He also bought those to-go applesauce things (seriously when you have kids you’ll understand how awesome those things are). Anyway, so I had 12382910 apples in my fridge and they were probably teetering on the line of going really bad because clearly I’m too lazy to slice apples when I can just give them a pouch. (judge away my friends)

SO what do you do when you have a ton of apples to use and its fall and you’re bored… you clearly google crockpot applesauce and go from there. I followed this recipe  for the most part…

 Let’s discuss “the most part”. Well I didn’t have any lemons so I nixed the lemon peel and “fresh lemon juice” nor did I have any cinnamon sticks. I did have lemon juice in a bottle and ground cinnamon… it’s the same thing.. right?! Also, I used 9 apples not 8. I had 9 and didn't want to him to be the odd man out.

Step 1: Peel and core all those 23480234 apples (or 9 whatevs)

I used my handy-dandy apple slicer-corer-peeler gadget that a friend gave me after a Pampered Chef party… so basically that means I love this thing  1) because it was free, 2) because it’s awesome (duh)!

 (Disclaimer: My opinion of this product is my own.. Pampered Chef did not pay me. HA I wish!)

Step 2: Add ingredients

Step 3: Cook on low for 6 hours and enjoy the bonus air freshener

Step 4: Mash it all up and put in a jar (and a half)

(PS: We're going to ignore that pink plastic hair curler... k? thanks!)

That’s it! Super easy and I must say yummy!