Slow-Cooker Apple Butter
5 ½ pounds apples, peeled and cored (mixed varieties work best) Makes 6-7 half-pints
1 – 3 Cups sugar
1 Tbsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp fine sea salt
½ Cup apple cider or water
Chop apples into very small pieces. Place into slow cooker. Pour sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt over apples. Stir to combine. Add cider or water. If desired, add more sugar.
Cook on high for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat to low. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are mushy and falling apart, about 6 hours. (If your slow-cooker does not get very hot, cook your apples overnight for 9-11 hours.)
Using an immersion blender, process apples in the slow cooker until you reach desired creaminess. If you don’t have an immersion blender, a firm whisk will also work (with a little elbow grease). A food processor, blender, sieve, potato masher or food mill can also be used to puree apples.
Can or freeze!
1 – 3 Cups sugar
1 Tbsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp fine sea salt
½ Cup apple cider or water
Chop apples into very small pieces. Place into slow cooker. Pour sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt over apples. Stir to combine. Add cider or water. If desired, add more sugar.
Cook on high for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat to low. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are mushy and falling apart, about 6 hours. (If your slow-cooker does not get very hot, cook your apples overnight for 9-11 hours.)
Using an immersion blender, process apples in the slow cooker until you reach desired creaminess. If you don’t have an immersion blender, a firm whisk will also work (with a little elbow grease). A food processor, blender, sieve, potato masher or food mill can also be used to puree apples.
Can or freeze!