SLOW COOKER APPLE BUTTER

Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Yield: At least a half-gallon
Prep Time: 1.5 hours
Cook Time: 10 hours
Total Time: 12 hours 30 minutes

An easy recipe for Apple Butter, made right in your slow cooker!

Ingredients:

6½ pounds apples, peeled, cored and sliced (I used a combination of Golden Delicious,
Fuji and Galas. Also, I will tell you that it’s approximately 25 medium-sized apples that
makes about a half-gallon plus one pint. )
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon (I usually use two!)
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract (I usually use two!)
10-15 drops of cinnamon oil flavoring (optional)

Directions:

1. Place apples in slow cooker. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugars, cinnamon,
nutmeg, cloves and salt. Sprinkle over the apples and stir gently to combine. Cook on
low for 10 hours.
2. Stir in vanilla extract (and the oil flavoring, if you choose), breaking up any large
chunks of apples that remain. Cover and cook for an additional 2 hours.
3. Remove cover and use an immersion blender to puree the apple butter until
completely smooth. (Alternately, you could puree in batches in a food processor or
regular blender.) If you want the apple butter thicker, you can continue to cook it on low
with the lid off the slow cooker slightly ajar so that steam can escape.
4. Allow the mixture to cool, then spoon into jars and store in the refrigerator for up to 2
weeks, or freeze for up to 2 months. (NOTE: A half-gallon of apple butter, obviously is
a lot. It lasts for months in my refrigerator without spoiling, molding or anything!)