Fine. I Get it. It's Fall. Yummmmmmm.
I am in the middle of a career transition, which means I am staying up late and stocking our deep freeze with very many easily defrostable suppers and generally just doing everything but writing for pleasure. However, I would be a huge jerk-head of I did not share this ridiculously easy and undeniably delightful recipe with you all. Right. Now.
Did you eat dairy as a kid? I actually lived exclusively on yogurt and Stoned Wheat Thins for an entire year, so, even though the thought of consuming another species’ baby food super grosses me out now, I do have fond memories of a certain flavour of yogurt that was divine: apple cinnamon. Are you a child of the late 80s/early 90s who grew up in BC? I will give you such a cuddle if you remember this flavour–could have been Dairyland, might have been Island Farms, perhaps it was Yoplait? Anyway, it was good. What I made this weekend? Sooooo much better! Lemon juice lends these tantalizingly tender apples just the right amount of tartness and a healthy blend of spicy goodness gives them a satisfying flavour that added sweetener only wishes it could. Do this….now!!!
Slow Cooker Spiced Apples
INGREDIENTS
– 4-5 large locally grown apples, peeled, cored and chopped coarse
– 1/4 cup water
– 1 tbs lemon juice
– 1 large cinnamon stick, brocken in two
– 2-3 tsp ground cinnamon
– 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice OR 1/4 tsp each: ground nutmeg, ginger and cardamom
METHOD
1. Put everything in your slowcooker or crockpot. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 5-7 hrs.
2. Let out a satisfied moan as you ingest. Serving suggestions? Serve over oatmeal, with pierogy, over vegan ice cream or just transport it directly from crockpot to belly.
We were in Vancouver BC for a couple of years up until recently. Now we’re back in London and have 3 varieties of apples to choose from instead of 30 : (
Still, I’m going to try this in our recently purchased slow cooker. I would expect the slow cooking with the spices to render the apple-butter more flavourful than my normal stove-top cooking; hope so anyway..
It is sooo flavourful and lovely–a delicious, natural air freshener! I add more lemon juice than the status quo because i really love the juxtaposition of the tart and the sweet. And the ground cinnamon lends a cohesive texture that is reminiscent of apple pie filling without all the nasty additives. So easy. So good. Also, I’d be interested to learn more about local food in London? What’s abundant?
Thanks for the comment on my blog. I had to come over and see for myself the recipe you referred to in your blog. Sounds delish. =) I read your “about” section and it pretty much sums up what my theory is about food as well. Nice to have others that are like-minded around. =)