Slow-Cooker Apple Butter
Stephanie Wise
Updated Jul 10, 2018
All you need are Gala apples, brown sugar, salt and a cinnamon stick to make our yummy slow-cooker apple butter. Great for gifting!
More About This Recipe
- Apple butter, a sweet spread commonly used on English muffins, get its name from its smooth and spreadable consistency, rather than its ingredient list. There is no butter in apple butter, but we promise that doesn’t make it any less delicious! The key to a thick and hearty apple butter actually starts with the cooking method. Apples are cooked low and slow until the sugar in the apples caramelizes. This technique is what gives apple butter its rich color and dense spreadable texture. Our Slow-Cooker Apple Butter recipe uses brown sugar to get a jump start on the caramelization process! If after making this recipe you ready for more apple recipes, check out our assortment of syrup, sauce, and cider recipes or dive deep into the art of baking with apples.
Slow-Cooker Apple Butter
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 8 hr 15 min
- Servings 40
- Ingredients 4
Ingredients
- 5 lb Gala apples
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
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Step1Peel, core and slice apples. In food processor, grate apples (in batches, if needed). Place in slow cooker. Stir in brown sugar, salt and cinnamon stick.
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Step2Cover; cook on High heat setting 4 hours.
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Step3Remove and reserve cinnamon stick. In food processor, puree apple mixture (in batches, if needed) until smooth. Return to slow cooker with cinnamon stick.
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Step4Cook uncovered on High heat setting 4 hours longer, stirring occasionally.
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Step5Remove and discard cinnamon stick. Cool completely. Transfer butter to jars; seal tightly. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks.
Nutrition
45
Calories
0g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 45
- Calories from Fat
- 0
- Total Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 30mg
- 1%
- Potassium
- 45mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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