Apple Butter in the Crock-pot

5.0(41)

This apple butter is everything you could want from a homemade preserve and so much more.

·published 2021-08-19

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Servings

['60', '60 servings']

Total time

10h 10m

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

62 kcal

Ingredients (4)

serves

6 lbs apples (peeled and roughly chopped, I've used Gala, Fuji and Honeycrisp apples in the past)apple
3 cups white sugarsugar
2 teaspoons cinnamoncinnamon
1/4 teaspoon kosher saltsalt

Instructions (5 steps)

01Place the apples in the crockpot and top with the sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cover with lid and set to HIGH. After a few hours, uncover, stir and continue cooking with the lid off.
02Continue simmering until the mixture is thickened and dark brown. Stir occasionally, as needed to prevent sticking.
03When the liquid is absorbed, after 8-10 hours, blend until smooth. (I use an immersion blender right in the crockpot.) However, you can also transfer the apple mixture to a blender and puree it that way.
04Once the apple butter is pureed, you can adjust the thickness by leaving the apple butter in the crockpot on LOW and uncovering it. It will slowly thicken that way.
05Stir occasionally, to prevent sticking to the sides of the crockpot. (I typically leave mine to simmer that way anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours.)When the apple butter is finished, transfer it immediately into sterile canning jars.

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