Choose naturally sweet apples such as Empire or McIntosh to reduce the need for added sugar. For baby’s breakfast, I’ve stirred in oatmeal cereal and ground flax seed. I haven’t tried freezing this recipe since it never lasts long at my house, but if you try, let me know how it works out! Update – I froze applesauce in 8 oz Ball freezer containers with success!
Ingredients
Sliced Macintosh Apple
- 8-10 medium sized apples
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1/8 cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Wash, peel, core and slice apples.
- Combine apples, water and sugar in slow cooker.
- Cover and heat on high for 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally. Apples will “mash” on their own, but for younger babies, you may want to blend further.
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