All-Day Apple Butter
Prep
30 mins
Cook
11 hrs
Servings
128
Difficulty
Hard
Making apple butter has always felt like magic to me. This recipe is wonderfully simple, requiring just apples, sugar, and warm spices that fill your kitchen with the most incredible aroma. What I love most is that you can let your slow cooker do virtually all the work while you go about your day. Apples are packed with fiber and vitamin C, making this a feel good spread that tastes indulgent but actually nourishes you. The best part? You probably have everything in your pantry already, so this costs just a few dollars to make and yields enough to last weeks. Just chop, combine, and let time do the heavy lifting.
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Ingredients
- 55 ½ pounds apples - peeled, cored and finely chopped
- 44 cups white sugar
- 22 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon salt
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Instructions
- 1
Place apples in a slow cooker. Mix sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl; pour over apples and mix well.
- 2
Cover and cook on High for 1 hour.
- 3
Reduce heat to Low and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened and dark brown, 9 to 11 hours.
- 4
Uncover and continue cooking on Low for 1 hour. Stir with a whisk to increase smoothness if desired.
- 5
Spoon mixture into sterile containers, cover, and refrigerate or freeze.
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