All-Day Apple Butter

This apple butter recipe cooks apples, sugar, and spices in the slow cooker until smooth, buttery, and full of rich flavor for a sweet taste of fall.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 11 hr
• Total Time: 11 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 34 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 cups white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
• 5.5 pounds apples - peeled, cored and finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place apples in a slow cooker. Mix sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl; pour over apples and mix well.

Step 2

Cover and cook on High for 1 hour.

Step 3

Reduce heat to Low and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened and dark brown, 9 to 11 hours.

Step 4

Uncover and continue cooking on Low for 1 hour. Stir with a whisk to increase smoothness if desired.

Step 5

Spoon mixture into sterile containers, cover, and refrigerate or freeze.