HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE RECIPE

This old fashioned homemade applesauce recipe is made in a slow cooker.

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There is no need to "smash" the apples because the slow cooking will do it for you (yeah). It only takes 3-4 hours on high. Ready to get started? More apple recipes at the end of the page.

HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE RECIPE

Ingredients

4 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 cup water
1/4 white sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions

Add the apples and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes. Add the sugar and stir until it dissolves. Add the cinnamon and stir well.

Serve warm over ice cream or refrigerate.

When you have a wonderful homemade applesauce recipe, you must make one of my homemade applesauce cakes.

OLD FASHIONED APPLESAUCE CAKE

Ingredients

2 cups sifted flour
2 TBS cocoa
3/4 tsp salt
1-1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda

1 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cup homemade applesauce, recipe above

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees. Grease and wax paper line a 9x13 pan.

Sift the first 9 ingredients together. Add raisins and nuts and toss to coat.

Cream shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add dry ingredients alternately with applesauce.

Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

This applesauce cake recipe is delightful and spicy - wonder with the caramel frosting. You may use the frosting recipe on the cake above also, if you wish. Don't want to leave him naked do you?

APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
2-1/2 cups homemade applesauce, recipe above
2 cups white sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp salt
3 cups flour
1 TBS baking soda
1 egg

1/2 cup butter
1 cup homemade brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup milk
1-3/4 to 2 cups homemade powdered sugar

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.

Melt shortening in large saucepan; add applesauce, white sugar and spices. Heat thoroughly. Stir in flour and baking soda. Add egg and mix well. Pour into prepared baking pan. Bake for 40 minutes.

Caramel Frosting

Melt butter in saucepan; add brown sugar and boil over low heat for two minutes, stirring constantly. Add milk and continue stirring until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and cool.

Add powdered sugar gradually, beating well after each addition until you have achieved spreading consistency. Spread over cake.

The kids will love this twist on the applesauce cake recipe.

GUMDROP APPLESAUCE CAKE

Ingredients

4 cups flour, sifted
2 lb fruit flavored gumdrops, chopped
1 lb white raisins
1-1/2 cups chopped nuts
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1-1/2 cups homemade applesauce, recipe above
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda dissolved in 1 tsp water

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 250 degrees and grease a tube (angel food cake) pan.

Sift 2 cups flour over the chopped gumdrops, raisins and nuts; set aside (so they don't float to the bottom of the cake when baking).

Cream butter and add sugar, beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition. Whisk the remaining 2 cups of flour, cinnamon, cloves and salt together.

Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the baking soda water. Fold in gumdrops, raisins and nuts. Bake for 2 hours in the prepared baking pan, and check for doneness with a toothpick.