Chai-Spiced Slow Cooker Pear Applesauce

By bakers_delight85

Ingredients

• 4 medium apples, peeled, cored, and cut into large chunks (I use Fuji and Pink Lady)
• 4 medium pears, peeled, cored, and cut into large chunks
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 5 tsp. brown sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. ginger
• 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
• 1/2 tsp. ground cloves

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Heat on low for 6 hours.
Remove cinnamon stick from slow cooker. For a chunkier sauce, use a slotted spoon to remove half of the apple and pear chunks. Use an immersion blender to puree the remaining fruit and then stir in reserved fruit chunks (alternately, you can cool the mixture and puree in a blender or food processor). For a thinner sauce, do not remove any fruit before pureeing.