The Very Best Crock Pot Apple Butter Recipes

THE VERY BEST SLOW COOKER APPLE BUTTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in the bottom of a slow cooker or crock pot and stir to combine. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
• Transfer the apple mixture to a blender and puree until smooth.
• Transfer the apple butter to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

THE VERY BEST CROCK POT APPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• 1. Peel, core and finely chop apples and place in crock pot.
• 2. In medium bowl white sugar, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, ground cloves, salt, nutmeg and allspice. Pour mixture over apples and mix well.
• 3. Cook on high one hour. Mash with a potato masher 3-5 minutes.
• 4. Cook on low 6-9 hours, stirring and mashing occasionally until mixture is thickened and dark brownish.
• 5. Uncover and continue to cook 45 to 60 minutes on low. Mash with potato masher to increase smoothness. Put in immersion blender if necessary.
• 6. Spoon mixture into sterile containers, cover and refrigerate or freeze.

APPLE BUTTER FOR THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Combine apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and cloves in a slow cooker.
• Cook on High until the apples are tender enough to easily mash with a fork, 4 to 6 hours.
• Puree apple mixture with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack apple butter into the hot, sterilized jars, filling the jars to within 1/4 inch of the top. Run a knife or a thin spatula around the insides of the jars after they have been filled to remove any air bubbles. Wipe the rims of the jars with a moist paper towel to remove any food residue. Top with lids, and screw on rings.
• Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil and lower jars into the boiling water using a holder. Leave a 2-inch space between the jars. Pour in more boiling water if necessary to bring the water level to at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Bring the water to a rolling boil, cover the pot, and process for 10 minutes.
• Remove the jars from the stockpot and place onto a cloth-covered or wood surface, several inches apart, until cool. Once cool, press the top of each lid with a finger, ensuring that the seal is tight (lid does not move up or down at all). Store in a cool, dark area.

AWARD-WINNING CROCK POT APPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Place apples in slow cooker in thirds, layering sugar between each layer.
• Add rest of ingredients on top and pack them down as well as you can.
• Cover and cook on high for 1 hour.
• Reduce heat to low. Open and give it a stir. Keep covered and cook 8 hours or until thick and dark brown, stirring occasionally. (You can do this overnight and can in the morning).
• Uncover and cook for the last hour on low.
• If a smoother apple butter is desired, you may puree in blender or food mill.
• Place in sterile jars with lids and process for 10 minutes in hot water bath or you can freeze.
• Note: For more information on canning, you can go to the "Canning Forum" on recipezaar for instructions or to have questions answered.

APPLE BUTTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Slice and core apples. You can peel them if you want but I don't. Cut them into small chunks (smaller pieces cook faster).
• Place apples in the bottom of a 7qt slow cooker. Top with both sugars and cinnamon then toss to combine.
• Cover and cook on high for 3-5 hours, stirring after 2 hours. Cook until the apples look translucent, this took about 4 hours in my slow cooker.
• Use a hand blender to blend the apples and their liquid into a smooth sauce. If you don't have a hand blender you can do this in a regular blender, but work in batches being careful not to overfill the blender with hot apples and leave the lid cracked when you run it so it doesn't explode.
• Once your apples are blended, place them back in the slow cooker (if you've removed them to blend). Continue cooking on high with the lid cracked for 30 minutes to an hour, or until the mixture reduces to your desired thickness.
• Stir in salt and vanilla then let cool and place in jars or freezer containers. At this point you can can the mixture if you wish or use the cooled apple butter in other recipes or on toast. Without canning apple butter will last about 2 weeks if stored in the refrigerator.

EASY SLOW COOKER APPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Place apple slices in a slow cooker. Stir sugar and apple pie spice with the apples.
• Cook on High for 4 hours; stir. Remove cover and continue cooking until the apples are very tender and most of the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Scrape apple butter into a bowl; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Blend apple butter with an immersion blender until smooth. Alternately, you can run the butter through a food mill or blend in a blender.

SOUTHERN CROCK POT APPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine apples and apple cider in crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 10-12 hours.
• Puree and then return the mixture to the crock pot and add sugar, cinnamon, and cloves.
• Cover, and cook on low for 1 hour.
• Apple Butter will keep for several weeks in your refrigerator or you can pour into hot, sterilized jars and seal.
• Can also be frozen in freezer containers.