Sugar Free Crock Pot Strawberry Applesauce

• apples (semi-tart, quartered and cored, not peeled)↗10 cups
• unsweetened apple juice↗1⁄4 cup
• frozen unsweetened strawberries↗2 cups

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Put all ingredients in crock pot. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours or high for 4.

2. 2

   With a slotted spoon, spoon apples in to a food mill and process over a large bowl. Sauce will be thick, you can add some of the crock pot juice if you like.

3. 3

   Depending on the tartness of your apples, you may choose to sweeten.

4. 4

   If using sugar, do so sparingly until you get to desired sweetness.

5. 5

   If you want to freeze ladle into freezer bags and gently press out air, seal, and lie flat in freezer.