Instructions: Wash the apples and chop them up without peeling.

Squeeze lemon juice over them as you cut them.

Put apples in crockpot with cranberry juice - use 1 cup if you want the applesauce thick, more if you want it thin. Stir in sugar to suit your taste.

Let apples stew on Low for 6-8 hours. About an hour or two before serving, stir in cranberries or craisins. (All I found at my store was craisins-since theyre sweetened, I used less sugar.)

The applesauce is a very pretty pink and the cranberries & juice give it a nice zing.

As you can see, the recipe is simple and forgiving - let the apples stew a little longer or a little less - the longer you stew them the mushier the applesauce will be. It warms up nicely, or you can eat it cold.

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