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3-Ingredient Crock Pot Applesauce (Paleo, Vegan, Whole30)

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An easy 3-ingredient crock pot applesauce with no added sugar. This easy slow cooker recipe is perfect for fall!

3-ingredient crock pot applesauce recipe with no added sugar.

Healthy applesauce with no sugar

Here’s another easy slow cooker recipe for fall. The apples and cinnamon cook all day, filling the house with the aroma of apple pie. It’s a warm and cozy treat for crisp autumn days. And homemade applesauce taste so much better than store bought!

Making it in the slow cooker makes this recipe super simple. Just add three ingredients to the crock pot—all of them paleo, vegan, and Whole30-compliant—and let it cook low and slow until you have a perfectly sweet cinnamon applesauce. This homemade applesauce recipe is so good—and so much easier than baking an apple pie. 🙂

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The key to this healthy crock pot applesauce recipe is picking apples that are sweet enough that you don’t need to add any sugar. My local farm market had several varieties of apples to choose from. For this batch, I used an early variety called Paula Red, but you can use any sweet apple recommended for applesauce.

How to make applesauce in a slow cooker

The recipe couldn’t be simpler — coconut oil, peeled cored apples, and a cinnamon stick. Just oil the slow cooker and dump in the apples and cinnamon.

Peeling the apples is the hardest part, and you could probably even skip that and just slice the apples if you wanted to (but in that case I would be sure to use the food processor to puree it after cooking).

The crockpot does all the work and the apples are soft and sweet after cooking all day. Once they’re cooked, they are so easy to mash. You can use a potato masher for a slightly chunky applesauce. Or if you like your applesauce smooth, you can puree it with an immersion blender or food processor.

Homemade applesauce in mason jars with cinnamon sticks

Store the applesauce in individual mason jars for easy serving. It will keep a few days in the fridge or you can freeze it for longer storage.

This homemade applesauce is great warm on its own or over pancakes, pork chops or coconut milk ice cream. And if you still feel like baking, try these cranberry applesauce muffins.

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3-Ingredient Crock Pot Applesauce

An easy 3-ingredient crock pot applesauce recipe with no added sugar. 
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time6 hrs
Total Time6 hrs 5 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Slow Cooker
Diet: AIP, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 110kcal
Author: Lisa Wells

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 8 large sweet baking apples
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Instructions

  • Oil crock pot with coconut oil.
  • Core, peel and quarter apples. Add to crock pot with cinnamon stick.
  • Cook on low 6 - 8 hours, until soft. Remove cinnamon stick. Mash apples or puree with immersion blender.

Nutrition

Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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What’s your favorite slow cooker recipe? Let me know in the comments below!

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Filed Under: Dressings & Sauces, Sides, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: AIP, dairy-free, fall, gluten-free, grain-free, paleo, refined sugar-free, slow cooker, vegan, vegetarian, Whole30 Posted by: Lisa Wells 9 Comments

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  1. Lisa

    December 15, 2015 at 1:12 pm

    Thanks Amanda!

    Reply
  2. Stephanie

    January 03, 2016 at 6:50 pm

    How long will this stay good for?

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    • Lisa

      January 04, 2016 at 4:12 pm

      Stephanie, it will keep in the fridge for about a week. If you need to store it longer, you can try freezing or canning it.

      Reply
  3. Amy

    September 04, 2016 at 12:30 pm

    So I don’t need to add any water to the crock pot for this recipe? Do the apples create their own liquid that allows the flavor from the cinnamon stick to spread? Can I use ground cinnamon (how much?) if I don’t have cinnamon sticks on hand? Sorry for all the questions. I love the simplicity of this recipe and have never made applesauce in a crock pot, so I want to get it right. Thank you!!

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    • Lisa

      September 10, 2016 at 12:36 pm

      Hi Amy, no water is needed for this recipe. The apples have enough juice when they cook down. I haven’t tried it with ground cinnamon, but I would probably just add it to taste at the end.

      Reply
  4. Lauri Eide

    October 05, 2017 at 7:55 pm

    I made this today with some changes. I didn’t use coconut oil because I forgot about it; used 2 cinnamon sticks because I love cinnamon; also added a bit of powdered cloves, ginger, and a bit of freshly grated nutmeg. Also, added about 1 TB lemon juice because I love things tart. This came out so good and I will definitely be making this again. Thanks for the recipe!

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    • Lisa

      October 09, 2017 at 8:41 am

      You’re welcome, Lauri! I love the extra spices you added. This is a perfect base recipe for different variations 🙂

      Reply
  5. Lindsay Caldwell

    March 12, 2020 at 4:58 am

    I’m so excited about this! My dessert for my first week of Whole30 and I feel like this is some special treat. Was even better than the store bought applesauce I had a week ago. Thanks for this!

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    • Lisa

      March 13, 2020 at 8:32 am

      Yay! I’m so glad you love it 🙂

      Reply

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