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Slow Cooker Apple Butter
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Slow Cooker Homemade Apple Butter

This recipe for slow cooker homemade apple butter is incredibly easy!

Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time20 hrs
Total Time20 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 7 cups

Ingredients

  • 10 lbs apples
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Peel the apples and chop them into small pieces.
  • Place them in the slow cooker and add the apple cider vinegar. Stir until the apples are coated.
  • Cook on low in the slow cooker for 10 hours.
  • Add the sugar and spices and stir well.
  • Cook another 4 to 10 hours.
  • Blend with a hand blender to smooth out the consistency if needed.
  • Cook, uncovered for 1 to 2 hours on high until you've reached your desired thickness.

Notes

My recommendation is to start cooking this at 5pm on a Friday or Saturday evening. Let it cook overnight on low, then add the spices at 8am the next morning. Cook it on low for another 4 hours, then blend it, and cook it on high without the lid until it thickens up. Cooking times are flexible, so if you are off by a couple hours here and there, it's really no problem.