Name: Crock Pot Apple Butter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 9 h
Total time: 9 h 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 10 or more apples (a variety, or all the same kind); 1 cup sugar, or less, to taste; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon cloves; 1/8 teaspoon salt

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It’s so easy to make apple butter in the Crock Pot or slow cooker! These five ingredients make a flavorful spread for toast, english muffins, or best of all–turkey sandwiches.

jar of apple butter and toast on board

What’s apple butter, you say? Ohhh…once you taste this treat, you’ll be hooked. Apple butter is simply applesauce that’s been cooked down until it’s brown, caramelized, rich and delicious.

Depending on the sweetness of your apples, you may need even less sugar than the cup I used.

apple butter jar on wood board

Crock Pot Apple Butter

Ingredients

10 or more apples (I used Fuji apples this time)

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon cloves

1/8 teaspoon salt

Crock pot or Instant Pot

Instructions

Wash a bunch of apples. Don’t these look delicious?

Cut off the tops and bottoms, since that makes them easier to peel. Save the trimmings and peels for your compost bin. I like to put the scrap bowl in an open drawer so it’s lower and easier to peel into.

Once they’re peeled and cored, enlist your Noble Assistant to chop the apples. Butter knives are strongly recommended (as well as an extra apple or two for him to eat).

Chop and chop until the crockpot is full. Then add the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. No liquid is needed! Stir carefully and cover. Cook on High for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Then turn down to Low and cook for 9 hours, stirring occasionally, until dark brown.

If there are any lumps, use an immersion blender to smooth everything out. If it’s not thick enough, cook for an additional hour with the lid off. Pour into a canning jar (I like these) and refrigerate or freeze. Yum!

This batch made 6 small jars–enough for some to save and some to share.

apple butter on board

Crock Pot Apple Butter

Yield: approx. 24 oz.

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 9 hours

Total Time: 9 hours 30 minutes

It’s so easy to make apple butter in the slow cooker! Five simple ingredients make a flavorful spread for toast, english muffins, or best of all–turkey sandwiches.

Ingredients

10 or more apples (a variety, or all the same kind)
1 cup sugar, or less, to taste
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon cloves
1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Wash a bunch of apples, and peel and core them.
Chop the apples into approximately 1" pieces, and place directly into slow cooker.
Add the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. No liquid is needed! Stir carefully and cover.
Cook on High for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Then turn down to Low and cook for 9 hours, stirring occasionally, until dark brown.

Notes

If there are any lumps, use an immersion blender to smooth everything out. If it's not thick enough, cook for an additional hour with the lid off. Pour into canning jars and refrigerate or freeze. Yum!