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Three jars of slow cooker apple butter in front of a Crock Pot. Two fresh apples are next to the jars.

Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Chrysti Benner
Slow cooker apple butter is a fall favorite that pairs perfectly with your favorite biscuits, rolls, oatmeal, yogurt, pancakes, and more.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Course Condiments and Spreads
Cuisine American
Servings 24 Servings
Calories 100 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 6 pounds apples
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups apple cider (or water)
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice

Instructions
 

  • Peel, core, and slice apples. Place slices in slow cooker.
  • Add apple cider (or water) and brown sugar. Stir in spices to combine well, then cover with lid.
  • Cook on high for 8-10 hours, or until apples are dark, soft, and reduced down.
  • Use an immersion blender to blend apple butter to desired consistency.
  • Ladle into jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space if you plan to freeze jars.
  • Cool and keep refrigerated (or frozen) when not in use.

Notes

  • You can use a variety of types of apples to make this slow cooker apple butter. Using more than one type of apples usually results in better flavor, in my opinion.
  • It does take quite a few apples (about 6 pounds), but know that it cooks down a lot and I typically get 3-4 pint jars of apple butter.
  • I don't go through the proper canning process with my apple butter, but the apple butter does freeze very well. Just be sure to use freezer-safe jars or containers.
  • If you don't have allspice on hand, you can substitute pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice.
Recipe adapted from That Susan Williams

Nutrition

Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 0.3gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.05gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 4mgPotassium: 147mgFiber: 3gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 62IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 0.2mg
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