Looking for a classic homemade condiment? Enjoy this slow cooked apple butter made with apple and spices.
More About This Recipe
- Fall just isn’t the same without a big batch of apple butter! If this is your first year making it, consider using Betty’s guide to the best recipe ever. It’s a great way to use up all of your extra apples from the orchard! And there are seemly endless uses, both sweet and savory. We love simply spreading it across a warm biscuit or using it in comforting dishes like this Mac and Cheese. And if you’re an apple butter pro, don’t stop there! Betty has lots of uses for all your apple syrups, ciders and sauces.
Apple Butter
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 11 hr 30 min
- Servings 64
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 12 medium Granny Smith or other cooking apples, peeled and cut into fourths
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
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Step1Mix all ingredients in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
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Step2Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until apples are very tender.
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Step3Mash apples with potato masher or large fork.
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Step4Cook uncovered on low heat setting 1 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until mixture is very thick. Cool about 2 hours.
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Step5Spoon apple butter into container. Cover and store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks.
Nutrition
30
Calories
0g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
9g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Tablespoon
- Calories
- 30
- Calories from Fat
- 0
- Total Fat
- 0g
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- Sodium
- 0mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
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