Blend your apples before simmering in a slow cooker with spices to make tasty and smooth homemade apple butter.
Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
9 hr
Total Time
9 hr 15 mins
Calories
59 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Blend apples in batches in a blender until no large chunks remain.
Step 2
Combine blended apples, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger in a slow cooker.
Step 3
Cook uncovered on High for 1 hour. Place cover on slow cooker and continue cooking, stirring about twice per hour, until smooth, 6 to 8 hours. Remove the cover and continue cooking and stirring until thick and spreadable, 2 to 4 hours.
Step 4
Spoon into jars leaving about an inch of space at the top; seal and freeze.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
0.75 cup white sugar
0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
2.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
0.75 cup dark brown sugar
5.5 pounds McIntosh apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
