Apple Confit (Crock Pot)

Name: Apple Confit (Crock Pot)
Ingredients: 3 lbs firm apples (cooking or baking apples, such as Granny Smith, Northern Spy, Rome or Golden Delicious); 1/4 cup sugar; 1/2 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, to taste; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

3 lbs firm apples (cooking or baking apples, such as Granny Smith, Northern Spy, Rome or Golden Delicious)
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Peel the apples and slice 1/4 inch thick. (You should have about 9 cups.)
2

Place the apples in a 4-quart or larger slow cooker.
3

Add sugar and cinnamon to taste, and toss to coat well.
4

Cover and cook until the apples are very tender and almost translucent, but not pureed, 2 to 2 1/2 hours on high or 4 to 4 1/2 hours on low.
5

Stir in vanilla.
6

Transfer to a bowl and let cool slightly.
7

Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
8

Serve with low-fat vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt if desired.