Slow Cooker Apple Butter Recipe
Slow Cooker Apple Butter combines Gala apples, brown sugar and warming spices to make a delicious fruit spread filled with warm seasonal spices.
Servings: 32
Calories: 64kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 pounds Gala apples peeled, cored and sliced, about 12 cups sliced apples
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Instructions
- Place the apple slices in your crockpot.
- Add brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and cloves and stir until the apples are evenly coated.
- Cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.
- Then stir in the vanilla and continue to cook on low for 2 additional hours or on high for 1 additional hour.
- Using an immersion blender, process right in th crockpot until the mixture is smooth and a spreadable consistency.
- If using a blender, cool the apples slightly before pureeing in batches in the blender.
- Transfer the fruit butter to mason jars or an airtight container and refrigerate for up to two weeks.
Notes
A serving o apple butter is about 1 Tablespoons.
This recipe can easily be halvd to make a smaller batch of apple butter.
Nutrition
Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 39IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.2mg