You can’t put applesauce in a crock pot and just cook it. It will burn during that long cook time, and you need the cider to add additional depth of apple flavor.

Hey Sheina, I’d just put it back in the slow cooker with the lid off and keep going until you reach your desired thickness. You could also cook it down on the stove over very low heat but you’d have to stir a lot to prevent scorching it. –Rachel

Probably Gayle. It’s going to concentrate as it cooks of course, amplifying the sugar, so you may not want any extra. Just taste it as you go. –Rachel

I’ve never tried it Audrey. You’d want to stir it often to keep it from scorching to the bottom of the slow cooker. It might work. –Rachel