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Apple Butter
Homemade apple butter made in a slow cooker or on the stove top.
Course
canning, Condiment
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
2
hours
hours
Total Time
2
hours
hours
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
10
cups
Calories
34.16
kcal
Author
Kathy Berget
Equipment
Measuring Cups
Measuring Spoons
Stainless Steel Pot
Immersion Blender
Ingredients
5
pounds
apples
1 ¾
cups
sugar
1
teaspoon
cinnamon
⅛
teaspoon
cloves
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Stove Top Method
Core and chop apples.
5 pounds apples
Place into a heavy stock pot with about ¼ cup of water in the base of pot.
Heat on medium low heat until apples start to soften. Stir apples to prevent scorching.
After about one hour, add sugar, cinnamon, and cloves.
1 ¾ cups sugar,
1 teaspoon cinnamon,
⅛ teaspoon cloves
After another hour, puree mixture with an immersion blender. Add ¼ cup of water if mixture is too thick.
Ladle into canning jars and process in hot water bath or freeze in freezer safe containers.
Slow Cooker Method
Core and chop apples.
Place in a slow cooker along with water, sugar and spices. Stir to combine.
Set slow cooker to low heat. Cover and let cook for 6 hours.
Puree mixture with an immersion blender.
If mixture is too soupy, turn slow cooker to high and remove lid. Let cook for an additional 30 minutes.
Notes
Apple butter may be stored in the refrigerator, freezer or canned and processed in canning jars.
Recipe may be doubled or halved.
Nutrition
Serving:
2
Tablespoons
|
Calories:
34.16
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
8.94
g
|
Protein:
0.07
g
|
Fat:
0.05
g
|
Saturated Fat:
0.01
g
|
Sodium:
0.34
mg
|
Potassium:
30.33
mg
|
Fiber:
0.69
g
|
Sugar:
7.94
g
|
Vitamin A:
15.31
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1.3
mg
|
Calcium:
1.95
mg
|
Iron:
0.04
mg