Apple Butter
This easy recipe makes the best apple butter and fills your house with the most amazing autumnal smells.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 12 hr
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 pounds apples (about 15 apples)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp cloves
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Peel and core your apples then slice into wedges.
- 2
Combine the granulated and brown sugars along with the salt and spices in a medium bowl then mix together and set aside.
- 3
Add the apples to your slow cooker then pour the sugar mixture over and mix to coat the apples. Cover and set slow cooker to 10 hours.
- 4
After 10 hours pour in your vanilla and mix then set to two hours, cooking uncovered to evaporate some liquid.
- 5
If you like chunky apple butter use a potato masher to break the apples down. For a totally smooth apple butter pulse in a food processor or immersion blender until desired consistency is reached.