Comments on: $5 Worth of Apples

By: Barb

Barb — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:25:10 +0000

I love home made applesauce. We have two apple trees and a pear tree in our yard. My six-year-old helps pick the apples. We freeze our applesauce and just take it out of the freeze the night before we plan on using it. I have never tried to cook the applesauce in the crockpot. We are going to try this.

By: Jolyn

Jolyn — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:24:00 +0000

Um, WHERE is the local farmer’s market??

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:29:00 +0000

My daughter loves applesauce. I’ve made homemade a time or two, but never in the crock pot. Thanks for the suggestion.

By: Martha A.

Martha A. — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:21:00 +0000

We make alot of apple crisps and I am going to try to make some apple pie filling and applesauce if we do not eat them all first! I bought 90 lbs of apples last week for .25 a pound and we have been just eating alot of them!
I also dry a bunch of them for snacks later and we like cut up apples in oatmeal too.

By: Science PhD Mom

Science PhD Mom — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:56:00 +0000

It's very easy to can apple pie filling, or even to freeze it. Last year I made a bunch of "Apple Pie in a Bag" and threw them into my freezer. I just peeled & sliced up apples, and put them in a gallon size freezer bag in my pie pan. When I had enough to fill the pan, I added 1/3 cup of sugar, 1 tsp of cinnamon, a dash of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of corn starch, and a dash of brown sugar. I mushed it all up and froze it. Throughout the year I used them for apple pies and cobblers, and they were perfectly sized for my pie plate.

This year I am canning them, as well as canning applesauce and spiced apple rings. I got all the apples for free from my neighbors' gardens, so I haven't a clue what varieties they are–but I know they make good pies!

By: Becca

Becca — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:57:00 +0000

WTG on the good deal on the apples. I think it’s great how so many people use crockpot lady’s recipes.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:35:00 +0000

Yum! Homemade applesauce!! I haven’t made any this year.

I just posted a recipe for some German Apple Cake that is lightened and healthier.

By: mensa63

mensa63 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:24:00 +0000

I remember in home ec in junior high school (they call it middle school now) the first thing we learned to make was apple sauce. I don’t think I could eat pork without applesauce but mostly I love its vesitility and I use it as a partial fat substitute in a lot of baking recipes and now most cake mix boxes offer alternative recipes using applesauce as a sub for fat. My favorite spice to add is freshly ground nutmeg. Don’t be fooled there is no comparison between fresh grated nutmeg and the weak stuff you get in cans. My grandmother always had a nutmed nut in her apron pocket on baking day and used it generously. You can get them in the supermarket now and don’t have to go to a specialty shop.

By: Trudy

Trudy — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:52:00 +0000

I love making applesauce in the crockpot. It makes them so wonderfully soft and perfect. I always make one batch with cinnamon because I love cinnamon. That one is yummy also. Enjoy your sauce.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:55:00 +0000

I have never made applesauce in a crock pot, but it’s really easy in a regular pot, too. I recently bought 10 lbs. of apples at the farmer’s market and plan to turn it into applesauce and maybe a few apple crisps.