Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Applesauce

 

6

medium (2 pounds) sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 1/2

cups applesauce

2/3

cup packed brown sugar

3

tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2

cup chopped nuts, toasted

• 1 Place sweet potatoes in 2- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Mix remaining ingredients except nuts; spoon over potatoes.
• 2 Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until potatoes are very tender.
• 3 Sprinkle with nuts.
  
  Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.