Description
Slow Cooker Apple Butter is your set-it-and-forget-it ticket to silky, caramelized perfection. Just chop, dump, and let your crockpot do the heavy lifting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 lbs apples (mix of Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Wash, core, and roughly chop apples. Leave skins on.
- Add apples to slow cooker. Mix sugars, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt; sprinkle over apples and stir well.
- Cover and cook on LOW 10–12 hours until dark and fragrant.
- Puree with immersion blender or in batches using a standard blender (cooled slightly).
- For thicker butter, cook uncovered on HIGH 1–2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in vanilla. Cool completely before storing.
Notes
Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year. Canning via water bath also works. Use a mix of sweet and tart apples for best flavor. Add bourbon or dark rum with vanilla for a boozy twist.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 hours
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: apple butter, slow cooker, crockpot, fall recipe, apple spread