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Learn how to make No Sugar Crockpot Applesauce for a healthy homemade treat that is perfect for fall. This recipe is easy and great for kids.
Why This Crockpot Applesauce Recipe is the Best
- This recipe is so simple and delicious! All you need are fresh, sweet apples such as Fuji or Honeycrisp.
- The only ingredients are apples, raisins, ground cinnamon, and a little bit of water, so this is a real food recipe that is vegan, gluten free, paleo, and super clean. You don’t even need any sugar in this applesauce recipe.
- This Crockpot Applesauce can be made ahead of time and frozen for up to 2 months. Just defrost it in the refrigerator and serve it cold.
How to Make Crockpot Applesauce with No Sugar
You aren’t going to believe how easy this recipe is to throw together. I like to get it ready early in the morning and have it done by dinnertime. Or, I’ve also put it together in the evening and then have it ready by morning. Here’s how I made my applesauce recipe with no sugar.
Step 1: Wash the apples and pat them dry. I like to use between 10-12 whole red apples, such as Fuji, Honeycrisp, or Pink Lady. Stay away from Red Delicious. The best apples to use for applesauce are ones that are naturally very sweet. You can use green apples for applesauce, but it will be pretty tart.
Step 2: Chop the apples into big chunks, removing the core, and throw them in a big crockpot (I like this one). If you have a small crockpot, try using only 8-10 apples. Sprinkle some cinnamon (2 teaspoons or so) on top, add the water and raisins, and set on high for 5 hours.
Step 3: Once the applesauce is done cooking, just give it a big stir to help break up the apples and distribute the raisins and cinnamon. You can serve the applesauce warm or transfer it to a glass container with a lid to refrigerator and serve later. The applesauce will taste the sweetest when it is chilled.
This homemade applesauce is one of my favorite recipes to make and I think kids would dig it, too. My husband loves it and he’s kind of a big kid, ha ha!
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Crockpot Applesauce
Prep Time: 15 minutes- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 10 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Crockpot
- Cuisine: vegan, healthy, sugar free
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This no sugar applesauce is an easy, healthy dessert.
Ingredients
- 10 medium-size organic sweet red apples such as Fuji, Honeycrisp, or Pink Lady
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup raisins
Instructions
- Cut apples into large chunks and place in a large crockpot.
- Stir in the water, cinnamon, and raisins.
- Cook on high for 5 hours (or on low for up to 12 hours). When the applesauce is done cooking, remove the lid and stir the applesauce well.
- Cool and store in the refrigerator. For optimal sweetness, eat cold.
Notes
You can freeze the applesauce in a tightly sealed container in the freezer for up to 2 months. Defrost it in the refrigerator and serve cold.
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Jen @ The RA Vegan says
I went apple picking this past weekend and so this is perfect right now!! Thanks!!
Robyn :) says
I make a fish recipe using fish, a simple sauce with only 3 ingredients(mayo, parm cheese and hot sauce) and Panko breadcrumbs and not too long ago I made pumpkin muffin cakes which just used cake mix and a can of pumpkin!! Super easy.
I have made this apple recipe before, with less apples, and it was awesome. I still have some I froze.
Nanette says
I’ve made apple butter in the crockpot before but never applesauce. I especially like that you leave the skins on because peeling apples is a PITA. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
Lisa says
The applesauce looks awesome—and I bet it smells amazing!
Sara (The Veggie Eco-Life) says
I love applesauce! It is indeed so easy to make and the result is so delicious. We do add some sugar when we make it, how much is depending on the sweetness of the apples we use 🙂
Susan says
Why not forget the crockpot, preserve heat-sensitive nutrients, and make raw applesauce instead? Core the apples, cut ’em into chunks, and throw ’em into the food processor. Add some fresh lemon juice to zing up the taste, and process to applesauce-consistency. Sprinkle w/cinnamon.
Carrie says
Great idea Susan, thx!
JL goes Vegan says
I love the simplicity of the applesauce. We”re going upstate this weekend and I hope to get lots of apples!
Carrie says
Sounds like a blast, I loooove freshly-picked apples!
Dawn (Vegan Fazool) says
This is great because I have a huge, 7 quart or whatever the biggest size is, crock pot and I never use it because it is just too big (it’s just me and my husband and our 3 yo). And peeling apples takes forever (though I technically don’t mind it, I do when it takes 30 minutes!).
Can you share any other useful recipes that you make in your big crock pot??
I really just want to get a 5 quart pot…
Anyway, have a great day!
Carrie says
Hi Dawn, I will start working on some slow-cooker dishes, I love how easy they are to prepare!
Erin says
I totally need to make some easy applesauce! My crock pot could use more work. I’m thinking a vanilla-spice version would be tasty.
Carrie says
Oh yes, vanilla would be great! You can also add raisins if you want to make it sweeter.
mightyvegan says
I usually make a version of this applesauce using the microwave but I made this last night and I’m hooked! It is so good. I have already eaten almost half of it!
Maribel says
I agree, it’s easy to prepare and looks so yummy!
Thanks Carrie for this great recipe!
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Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition says
One of my favorite healthy recipes for fall!
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Caroline says
Love how easy this is! Perfect to just leave it to get on with things, and make while all those great apples are in season.
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Andrea says
I never knew applesauce was so easy to make! I love Fuji apples and agree they’d provide the perfect sweetness here without added sugar.
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Heidy L. McCallum says
I was so pleased with how wonderful this recipe came out. The kids loved it and I loved that they were not consuming all that sugar. Saved this recipe to make again!
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estelle says
oh this looks lovely! I don’t use my corockpot as often as I’d like and this looks like the perfect recipe to get going, also love that its sugar free!
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Natalie says
I absolutely love this no sugar added version of applesauce. Great idea and definitely something that I will make this season. I have apples in my pantry that I need to use. Can’t wait to make this!