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Slow Cooker Apple Butter Recipe

Flo Larrabee
Have an abundance of apples? Then make this Apple Butter in a crock pot! It's a set it and forget it recipe that's perfect for so many different uses.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 hours
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 2 jars

Ingredients
  

  • 6 lbs. peeled and chopped apples
  • 1 1/2 c. water
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon or 2 sticks
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 lemon grated rind and all the juice

Instructions
 

  • Start with about 6 pounds of peeled (yes, peeled, sorry) and roughly cut apples and add to a large slow cooker.
  • Add one cup of sugar, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon (or a couple of sticks), 1 teaspoon ground cloves, a pinch of salt, and the grated rind and juice of one lemon.
  • Add a cup and a half of water. Give a stir to distribute the ingredients evenly in the pot.
  • Set the slow cooker to high for about 5 hours, scraping the sides of the pot periodically.
  • Then set the slow cooker on low for another 5 hours. Cook until you get soft brown apple pieces that you can be blended.
  • If your apple butter blend is too watery, remove the lid and continue to cook on low.
  • When the apples are brown, soft, and smell lovely, use a blender to puree the mix.  I used an immersion blender right in the pot.
  • Next, either pour the apple butter into hot, sterilized jars where it will keep for a couple of years. Or you can spoon the apple butter into any lidded container and keep it in the fridge.  If you don’t sterilize the container and get a good seal, be sure to use the butter within the next two weeks.
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