Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Name: Slow Cooker Apple Butter
Prep time: 9 h
Cook time: 9 h
Total time: 9 h
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 158 milliliters apple cider, apple juice, or water; 3 kilograms apples, peeled, cored and cut into one-inch chunks; 237 milliliters brown sugar; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoons nutmeg

Need a gluten free and vegan condiment? Slow Cooker Apple Butter could be a great recipe to try. One serving contains 445 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat. This recipe serves 7. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have ground ginger, cinnamon, granulated sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 9 hours.

Instructions

Combine the apples and apple cider, juice, or water in a large, heavy-bottomed pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the apples are soft enough to break apart with a spoon, about 30 minutes.

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Apple Cider

Apple

Juice

Water

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Pot

Remove the pot from the heat and puree the apples with an immersion blender. (Alternatively, this can be done in batches in a blender or food processor.)

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Apple

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Immersion Blender

Food Processor

Blender

Pot

Transfer the applesauce to a slow cooker and stir in the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Cook on low for eight hours, until the butter is thick enough to hold its shape when spooned on a chilled plate.

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Granulated Sugar

Brown Sugar

Applesauce

Cinnamon

Butter

Ginger

Nutmeg

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Slow Cooker

To preserve the apple butter ladle the hot butter into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe the rims of the jars, cover with the lids, and screw the bands on until just barely tight.

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Apple Butter

Butter

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Ladle

Place the jars on rack in pot and cover completely with water. Cover the pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 20 minutes. Turn off the heat, uncover the pot, and allow the jars to rest in the water for five minutes.

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Water

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Pot

Remove the jars from the pot and allow them to rest undisturbed on the countertop for six hours or overnight. Preserved apple butter will keep in a cool, dark place for up to six months.

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Apple Butter

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Pot

Alternatively, refrigerate the butter for up to two months.

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Butter