Homemade Apple Butter
Use this easy recipe to make those orchard ripened apples into a delicious apple butter this Fall.
Equipment
- Crock Pot
- Immersion Blender
- Veggie Peeler
- Paring Knife
Ingredients
- 16 Apples whatever varieties you prefer
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cup Apple Cider or water
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, clove, ginger and mace
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Peel and slice your apples. Add to the crock pot.
- Add sugars, cider, spices and salt to the apples. Stir apple mixture.
- Place lid on pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- Once the apples have cooked down and darkened properly, remove the lid and puree with an immersion blender. Stir.
- With the lid off, continue to cook on low for another 2 hours.
- Enjoy!
Notes
After your apple butter has cooked, consider transferring your hot apple butter into sterilized canning jars. Use a water bath immediately to preserve them for several months.
Or wait until the apple butter has cooled and transfer to refrigerator safe bowls/jars. This will keep in your fridge for a couple weeks.
Depending on your spice preference, consider adding more cinnamon and/or pumpkin pie spice to enhance the flavor. This recipe is relatively low in sugar and spice - by design. But feel free to adjust the ratios to meet your taste preferences.
Cooking the apple butter for the full 8 hours with the lid on and another 2 hours with the lid off will lead to a darker color. So will adding more spices. But you can shorten the time, if necessary, and it will not affect the flavor significantly.
Enjoy!