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Crockpot Apple Butter

Thick, spiced crockpot apple butter made with fresh apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and cloves, cooked low and slow until dark and spreadable.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 48 servings
Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 lb apples peeled, cored and sliced (2.7 kg)
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar (150 g)
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar (50 g)
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. Add the apples to a 6-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle with the sugars, spices, salt and lemon juice and toss. It will look very full; the apples cook down a lot.
  2. Cover and cook on LOW for 10 hours, until the apples are very soft and dark.
  3. Stir in the vanilla and blend until smooth with an immersion blender (or in batches in a blender, venting the lid).
  4. Cook uncovered on HIGH for 1 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until thick. A spoonful on a cold plate should hold its shape without watery edges.
  5. Cool, then spoon into clean jars and refrigerate.

Notes

Makes about 6 cups (48 servings of 2 tbsp). Cook time includes 10 hours on LOW plus about 2 hours uncovered on HIGH.