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

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

Crock pot 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. 🙂

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 sauce.

How to make crockpot applesauce

The recipe couldn't be simpler — coconut oil, peeled cored apples, and a cinnamon stick. 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).

Once the apples are cooked, they are 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.

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

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: 2% | Vitamin C: 10.1% | Calcium: 1.5% | Iron: 1.4%

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