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Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Simmered, seasoned, and sweetened fresh apples make for a delectable apple butter slowly made in your slow cooker.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 8 hours
Servings: 5 pint jars
Course: condiment
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 lb fresh apples weigh after coring and cutting
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Equipment

  • 1 slow cooker or Crock Pot
  • 1 apple peeler optional, or use a sharp paring knife

Method
 

  1. First, peel apples and cut them up. If you prefer, use an apple corer, peel the skins off, then toss those hunks into the slow cooker as is. The apples will cook down enough that the big pieces will fall a part later.
  2. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove, sugar, and salt to the slow cooker.
  3. Turn slow cooker or Crock Pot on low and allow the apples to cook down for about 8 hours or until an applesauce consistency.
  4. Now, stir the dark apple butter well and prepare to store it for later. Additionally, use an immersion blender or masher to break up big apple chunks or make smooth like an apple sauce.
  5. See notes for storage.

Notes

Storage of apple butter: different ways can be found in this recipe's original blog post at www.johnsonhomeNC.com. Fridge, freezer, or water bath it.
Yields about 4 pint jars or 8 half pint jars. Sometimes I use 6.5 oz round jelly jars. You'll need 5 or 6 of these.
 
Added bonus: your home will smell delicious and delightful without the help of any fragrance candles!