Slow Cooker Caramelized Apples

from ButterYum

8 cups diced baking apples (peeled and cored)

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

1 dash freshly grated nutmeg

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Put all the ingredient in a slow cooker and mix thoroughly. Cover and cook on high until apples are tender, about 3 hours. The yummy salted-cinnamon-vanilla-caramel sauce that coats the apples will thicken slightly upon cooling. Cook uncovered for a thicker sauce.

My conversion to feed a crowd of 40: I quadrupled the recipe and cooked it in my 18-quart electric roaster set to 300F for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally. I used a mix of apples - galas, golden delicious, golden supreme, and Nittany. Any apple that keeps it's shape during baking will work well.