“Homemade apple butter tastes like Fall in a jar, without any added sugar! This apple butter is a real slow cooker, but well worth the wait. Depending on the sweetness of the apples used, the amount of sugar may be adjusted to taste.”
Prep: 30 m Cook: 11 h Ready In 11 h 30 m
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To make this Apple Butter, You’ll need the following Ingredients:
Ingredients:
5 ½ pounds apples – peeled, cored and finely chopped
4 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
Directions:
1. Place the apples in a slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Pour the mixture over the apples in the slow cooker and mix well.
2. Cover and cook on high 1 hour.
3. Reduce heat to low and cook 9 to 11 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.
4. Uncover and continue cooking on low 1 hour. Stir with a whisk, if desired, to increase smoothness.
5. Spoon the mixture into sterile containers, cover and refrigerate or freeze.
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Apple Butter
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 5 ½ pounds apples - peeled, cored and finely chopped
- 4 cups white sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Place the apples in a slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Pour the mixture over the apples in the slow cooker and mix well.
- Cover and cook on high 1 hour.
- Reduce heat to low and cook 9 to 11 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.
- Uncover and continue cooking on low 1 hour. Stir with a whisk, if desired, to increase smoothness.
- Spoon the mixture into sterile containers, cover and refrigerate or freeze.