Brown Sugar Cinnamon Applesauce

This is not your average applesauce. This applesauce is thick, chunky, sweet and full of flavor. You can eat it with a spoon or a fork. If you've never tried homemade applesauce, then you have no idea what you are missing. I started making this a few years ago and it has forever changed my taste for applesauce.

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Applesauce
recipe adapted from A Year of Slow Cooking

8 apples, peeled, halved and cored, I used honeycrisp apples
Juice from one lemon or the equivalent amount of lemon juice concentrate, no more than 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tablespoon water

Place your apple pieces in the crockpot. Add lemon juice, water and vanilla, sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar on top. Toss to coat thoroughly.

Cover and cook on low for approximately 6 hours. When the apples are very tender, mash them with a potato masher or a fork until they are the consistency you desire. I like to leave a lot of chunky pieces in the sauce. If you are in the mood, you can even try this.

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