Applesauce The Old Fashioned Way

My Grandma used to add those little red hot candies to her applesauce as she cooked the apples down in a big pot on top of the stove.  I thought she had the greatest idea going there since sliced bread!  Now I make my own crock pot red hot applesauce for my family.  They, too, think it’s the greatest invention ever and can’t believe people would dream of eating applesauce without red hots.  Unless you’re feeding infants their first applesauce, most people would agree that the added Red Hots make this applesauce dessert quality.

Finding just the right balance of ingredients is important in most crock pot recipes, but applesauce is especially tricky.  It’s not hard to make, but the apples themselves will determine how much, if any, sugar and water should be added.  This recipe doesn’t call for any sugar, but you’ll have to do a little taste testing depending on how tart your apples are.  The Red Hots will change the flavor of your applesauce enough that you may not even miss the sugar.  I know our family doesn’t!