Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Applesauce

Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Applesauce
From the Betty Crocker website

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.