Crock Pot Applesauce

I usually hate applesauce. Literally, for about 8 years, I ate applesauce for every single meal and snack to take my digestive enzymes for Cystic Fibrosis, since I hadn't learned how to swallow pills at that time. I would break open the capsules and put the small, what I called "bebe's." Once I learned how to swallow pills, I never went back to applesauce.

Years later I tried chunky applesauce, which wasn't as bad. I could handle apple sauce cooked in things, but that was it. 

However, when I saw this recipe on Pinterest, I figured that homemade, chunky applesauce wouldn't be as bad as the disgusting texture and taste of normal applesauce. It was absolutely delicious, can freeze well, doesn't have a lot of ingredients, and is easy to make. Here is the recipe (from http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/10/crock-pot-applesauce.html): 

Crock Pot Applesauce

• 8 medium apples (Use a combination of Golden Delicious, Honey Crisp, Fuji, Gala, etc.)
• 1 strips of lemon peel - use a vegetable peeler
• 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 3 inch cinnamon stick
• 5 tsp light brown sugar (unpacked) - or agave (however, I cut it down to about 2 1/2 tsp and it was just fine)

Peel, core, and slice the apples. I used a veggie peeler and then a round apple divider cutter

Place in a slow cooker. Add cinnamon stick, lemon peel and brown sugar. 

Set crock pot on low for 6 hours. Stir apples occasionally, as the apples will slowly become a delicious applesauce. Remove cinnamon stick and blend if you prefer a creamier sauce, otherwise you can slightly smash them with a spoon for a chunky sauce.

Then bam. Deliciousness. You can eat it with potato pancakes, with sausage, or just by itself as a healthy snack.