Crock pot apple butter

Crock Pot Apple Butter recipe

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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
Crock pot apple butter is a delightful and easy-to-make recipe that will fill your home with the aroma of sweet apples and warm spices. This slow-cooked treat requires minimal effort and yields a rich and velvety spread perfect for toast, pancakes, or as a filling for pastries. With just a handful of ingredients and 6,700 seconds of cooking time, you can enjoy the comforting flavors of homemade apple butter.

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Crock pot apple butter details

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We usually buy one or two 40-pound boxes of apples at a time. We peel, quarter, and core the apples. Then, place the apples in large kettles of boiling water. Cook over medium heat until apples are tender, about 20 minutes. Then drain, cool, and place in zipper-style freezer bags, about 9 cups to the bag. Freeze apples until you are ready to make apple butter. Thaw apples before proceeding with recipe.… Marge Clausen, former innkeeper

Ingredients

18 cups cooked apples

4 cups sugar

1/2 cup cider vinegar

3 teaspoons cinnamon

1 Tablespoon whole cloves

Put ingredients in 6-quart crock pot. Mix well and cook on high for 10 to 12 hours. Cooking time will vary depending on the crock pot. One of mine takes almost 16 hours to cook the apple butter.

Stir mixture from time to time and taste after a few hours. Add more sugar or spices if necessary. When apple mixture reaches the consistency of apple sauce, turn off heat. Some folks leave the apple butter with this textured consistency. We prefer it smoother, so we process the hot mixture in a food processor for a minute or so. Then we refrigerate some for immediate use and freeze some for later use. If we have made a double or triple batch (by borrowing crock pots), we also put some in jars to sell in our gift shop. We process the jars of apple butter in a hot water bath for 10 minutes.