Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2013

After reading reviews of how good this was, I had to try it. OMG, how YUMMY!! Most difficult part of this was sitting on the couch watching TV while peeling and slicing the apples. :o) Had to be careful not to cut myself. After reading other reviews, I opted to add a little lemon juice, just a bit of brown sugar and a touch more cinnamon, in addition to the pumpkin pie seasoning. I did cut back on the water and oh so glad I put the towel under the lid. PERFECT consistency. Thank you for making me a change woman, never again will I buy applesauce.

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Jody N.

Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2013

This was delicious. I gave 4 stars because I modified slightly--I cut the brown sugar to 1/4c after reading all the reviews; I found this was perfectly sweet. I also made pumpkin pie spice (using Pumpkin Pie Spice II recipe from this site). Really easy and yummy.

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NubianQueen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2012

This recipe is amazing. Getting an apple peeler helps if you make a double batch. I would suggest putting in a lot less brown sugar and adding some cinnamon

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jhartfield

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2012

After reading the reviews I decided to make this twice- once as written, and once modified. The way it's written (as others have said) is WAY too sweet, even for me and I love sugar lol. It was also too watery. So, I cut the water and sugar to 1/4c each and used Tara's suggestion to put the tea cloth under the lid (reduces recycled moisture) and this came out PERFECT!

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Rachel_K

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2012

So low maintenance, I loved it! Just slice the apples and put them in the slow cooker and forget about it for 6 hours. Definitely adjust the amount of sugar according to your apples. I had Golden Delicious apples, which were sweet, so I only used 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup brown sugar. Instead of the pumpkin pie spice, I just used 1 t. cinnamon.

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Mia

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2012

I used half of the required sugar and the result was tart and deliscious.

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PHILLYJH

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Red Oak, Iowa, USA

Living In: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2012

So easy and so good. Good hot or cold. Smiles from everyone. :)

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CHERYL W.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Hayward, California, USA

Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2012

Although I found the brown color off-putting, my five and three year old sons LOVED this homemade apple sauce. I did have to make my own pumpkin pie spice because I had all the ingredients but not the jarred mixture labeled "pumpkin pie spice." This may be why my turned out so brown, all the spices were ground fresh before mixing. But, as I said, my kids loved it and the taste I had (watching my sugar,so I didn't have a whole serving) was pretty awesome.

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PROZA

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: West Point, Mississippi, USA

Living In: Miami, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2012

So good. Used a little less sugar.....then served it warm in little bowls with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Favorite family dessert!

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shan

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2012

This is a great recipe and so much better than any store bought stuff! I took the tip one reviewer wrote about placing a towel between the lid and the crock pot. I used apple cider on both batches but will still probably reduce the qty of liquid at the start. I also added 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon because I love it. I will be making many more batches and canning them for later.

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