Comments on: Notebook Experiment: Can I Make Applesauce In My Slow Cooker? http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ways to Slice an Apple http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker/comment-page-1#comment-20052 Ways to Slice an Apple Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:32:12 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=564#comment-20052 [...] quickest way that I use is the “quick cut wedge.” I first saw Amy do this and I thought she was nuts. But, a friend agreed that it worked really well. Yes, there might be a little more waste around [...] [...] quickest way that I use is the “quick cut wedge.” I first saw Amy do this and I thought she was nuts. But, a friend agreed that it worked really well. Yes, there might be a little more waste around [...]

]]> By: Tamara http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker/comment-page-1#comment-7007 Tamara Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:07:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=564#comment-7007 I recently made this applesauce for a gathering of friends, and it was a BIG HIT! And the aroma it gives off while it is simmering is DELISH!<br /><br />I usually use a paring knife on my apples (even thouh I have the Pampered Chef thing), but when I'm in a hurry, I use my vegetable peeler (the kind you use on carrots). It makes very little waste and it makes quick work of peeling! I recently made this applesauce for a gathering of friends, and it was a BIG HIT! And the aroma it gives off while it is simmering is DELISH!

I usually use a paring knife on my apples (even thouh I have the Pampered Chef thing), but when I’m in a hurry, I use my vegetable peeler (the kind you use on carrots). It makes very little waste and it makes quick work of peeling!

]]> By: AnneMarie http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker/comment-page-1#comment-7008 AnneMarie Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:11:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=564#comment-7008 I LOVE homemade applesauce. Never thought about making in the crockpot, though I think I actually have a recipe for it. Definitely a good way to keep the house smelling good all day! I use my food processor to get rid of all those nasty chunks....I much prefer a smooth, pudding-like consistency. Adding vanilla sounds yummy, too. I have some apples left over so I think I may make some applesauce now! I LOVE homemade applesauce. Never thought about making in the crockpot, though I think I actually have a recipe for it. Definitely a good way to keep the house smelling good all day! I use my food processor to get rid of all those nasty chunks….I much prefer a smooth, pudding-like consistency. Adding vanilla sounds yummy, too. I have some apples left over so I think I may make some applesauce now!

]]> By: Kate http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker/comment-page-1#comment-7009 Kate Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:45:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=564#comment-7009 Thanks for sharing your experience with this. I've been wanting to try this for awhile. I think I still will because my kids are weird. :) They love a different spin on old favorites. Thanks for sharing your experience with this. I’ve been wanting to try this for awhile. I think I still will because my kids are weird. :) They love a different spin on old favorites.

]]> By: Stacy at Exceedingly Mundane http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker/comment-page-1#comment-7010 Stacy at Exceedingly Mundane Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:29:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=564#comment-7010 I've made that crockpot applesauce twice already and I love it! Isn't that the greatest site - I love all of the crockpot ideas every day :) I didn't even think about it being brown, but it doesn't bother me, and it tastes yummy! I’ve made that crockpot applesauce twice already and I love it! Isn’t that the greatest site – I love all of the crockpot ideas every day :) I didn’t even think about it being brown, but it doesn’t bother me, and it tastes yummy!

]]> By: Stephanie O'Dea http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker/comment-page-1#comment-7011 Stephanie O'Dea Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:07:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=564#comment-7011 Amy, thank you for the link and for the beautiful post!<br /><br />It is so refreshing to see that my children are not the only ones who have "issues." There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to what my kids like/dislike on any given day. And I have a background in child psychology! I greatly appreciate your honest review.<br /><br />xoxo<br />steph Amy, thank you for the link and for the beautiful post!

It is so refreshing to see that my children are not the only ones who have “issues.” There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to what my kids like/dislike on any given day. And I have a background in child psychology! I greatly appreciate your honest review.

xoxo
steph

]]> By: MamaGeek @ Works For Us http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker/comment-page-1#comment-7012 MamaGeek @ Works For Us Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:49:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=564#comment-7012 Well if it makes you feel any better, I'd eat it! :)<br /><br />I just canned my first batch of homemade applesauce ever (40 pints of it) using my Mom's recipe, it turned out so good! Much to MY suprise. Well if it makes you feel any better, I’d eat it! :)

I just canned my first batch of homemade applesauce ever (40 pints of it) using my Mom’s recipe, it turned out so good! Much to MY suprise.

]]> By: Anonymous http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker/comment-page-1#comment-7013 Anonymous Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:18:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=564#comment-7013 Try leaving the peels on some of the red apples and you apple sauce will be a pretty pink color! Try leaving the peels on some of the red apples and you apple sauce will be a pretty pink color!

]]> By: Amy http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker/comment-page-1#comment-7014 Amy Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:18:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=564#comment-7014 I think it was the brown sugar that made it brown. I also doubled the batch so maybe that is why too. I won't give up on it yet- we will just have to try it a different way next time.<br /><br />Thanks for all of this feedback! I think it was the brown sugar that made it brown. I also doubled the batch so maybe that is why too. I won’t give up on it yet- we will just have to try it a different way next time.

Thanks for all of this feedback!

]]> By: $5 Dinner Mom http://momadvice.com/blog/2008/10/notebook-experiment-can-i-make-applesauce-in-my-slow-cooker/comment-page-1#comment-7015 $5 Dinner Mom Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:15:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=564#comment-7015 Sorry about this! Perhaps it was the apples?!? I used golden and green delicious...both are sweeter varieties. I added a little cinnamon and vanilla and squeezed an orange into the mixture (I was all out of lemons/lemon juice). No brown sugar needed. The apples were sweet enough. I couldn't get enough of the stuff. I went back to the farmer's market 2 more times to get more apples to make more. We all loved it! Sorry about this! Perhaps it was the apples?!? I used golden and green delicious…both are sweeter varieties. I added a little cinnamon and vanilla and squeezed an orange into the mixture (I was all out of lemons/lemon juice). No brown sugar needed. The apples were sweet enough. I couldn’t get enough of the stuff. I went back to the farmer’s market 2 more times to get more apples to make more. We all loved it!

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