Crock Pot Apple and Pear Sauce Recipe

Whether you serve it as a side dish, spoon it over yoghurt or porridge, stir it into baking or simply enjoy it straight from the bowl, this Crock Pot Apple and Pear Sauce is perfect any time. Aside from a little peeling and chopping, the slow cooker does all the work — gently cooking down the fruit and making the most of its natural sweetness. It’s a delicious way to add more fruit to your week, whether you’re baking a batch of my Apple and Pear Streusel Muffins or making progress towards eating 30 plants a week.

Updated February 2026 – This recipe first appeared on the website back in 2016 but I’m updating the post now just to bring it a bit more up to date. The actual recipe remains unchanged – it’s a real keeper!

Crock Pot Apple and Pear Sauce is a great way to use up fruit that is almost past its best or that is a bit rough round the edges – particularly fruit that has fallen on the ground from the tree and has rough skin.

Using pears as well as apples makes the sauce sweeter so you don’t have to use as much sugar, making my Crock Pot Apple and Pear Sauce a healthier snack. Cinnamon contributes to the sweet flavour as well.

Recipe Variations

• Adapt the spices to suit your family’s taste. Feel free to adjust the quantity of spices and leave out any you do not enjoy. The cloves are an optional seasonal extra that I normally only include around Thanksgiving and Christmastime.
• Add ½ teaspoon of almond flavouring or a tablespoon or two of Amaretto in place of some of the water or juice for a deliciously grown up applesauce perfect as a dessert with ice cream.
• Add more or less sugar according to taste.
• Use light brown sugar instead of white sugar for a deeper, richer flavour.

How to Serve Apple and Pear Sauce

Delicious eaten on its own, I also serve apple and pear sauce as a side dish with pork, as a condiment on pulled pork or cheese sandwiches or slightly warmed with a generous scoop of rum and raisin ice cream for dessert. It packs well into lunch boxes and makes a great snack anytime.

You can also mix apple and pear sauce into porridge or yogurt or use it to top bircher muesli.

Crockpot Apple and Pear Sauce – Printable Recipe

Created by: April J Harris

Crock Pot Apple and Pear Sauce

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 8

An easy, full of flavour apple sauce recipe the whole family will love

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 4 hours hrs

Ingredients

 

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• 5 to 6 apples, peeled and sliced
• 4 to 6 pears, peeled and sliced
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon cloves, optional
• ¼ cup water or apple juice I also use apple and pear juice

Instructions

• Place the peeled and sliced apples and pears in the crock pot.
• Sprinkle with the sugar and spices.
• Pour the water or juice over top.
• Stir lightly and cover.
• Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours, stirring once or twice.
• If you like your Apple and Pear Sauce very smooth, cool a little before blending with an immersion blender.
• If, like me, you like your Apple and Pear Sauce a bit chunkier, simply mash with a potato masher until the desired consistency is reached.

Notes

Adapted from a recipe by Janelle Nehrenz on Comfy in the Kitchen

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More Delicious Recipes with Crock Pot Apple and Pear Sauce

Whether you serve it as a side dish, or just with a spoon, Crock Pot Apple and Pear Sauce is always a good idea! You can also use it in these delicious recipes:-

Apple Pear and Pecan Streusel Muffins

Old Fashioned Applesauce Brownies

Applesauce Date and Walnut Loaf Cake