Ingredients:
- 4 lbs. apples, Golden Delicious or McIntosh
- 1/2 cup water or apple juice
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
- Wash the apples. If they feel waxy, scrub with a vegetable brush. Peel and core the apples. Cut the apples into slices or chunks no larger than 3/4-inch.
- Combine the water and lemon juice.
- Put the prepped apple pieces into the slow cooker and mix them with the sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla. Pour the water mixture over the apples and combine very well. Cover the slow cooker.
- Cook the apples until they are very soft on the low setting for 6 hours or on the high setting for 3 hours.
- If too thin, add 2 Tbsp cornstarch dissolved in water to apples and continue to cook, uncovered, until desired consistency is reached.
- Let apples cool. Transfer two cups at a time into a blender for smoother texture. Freezes well.
