Description
Homemade slow cooker apple butter celebrates seasonal orchards with rich, caramelized depths of flavor. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, this spread delivers comforting warmth you’ll savor on toast or baked goods.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 lbs (2.27 kg) apples (Gala, or any variety)
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 2 dashes salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Core and slice apples into uniform pieces, discarding skin and seeds.
- Seasoning: Generously coat apple segments with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt, ensuring even distribution through gentle mixing.
- Slow Cooking: Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 5 hours or low for 8-10 hours, allowing apples to transform into a rich, caramelized mixture.
- Blending: Transfer entire contents to blender, protecting with kitchen towel, and purée until achieving a silky, spreadable consistency. Alternatively, use immersion blender directly in slow cooker for convenient processing.
- Storing: Let apple butter cool completely before transferring to clean, sealed glass containers, preserving the luxurious spread for future enjoyment on toast, biscuits, or as a decadent dessert component.
Notes
- Choose Apple Variety: Select firm, sweet-tart apples like Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, or Fuji for optimal flavor and texture in your apple butter.
- Prevent Apple Browning: Toss freshly cut apple slices with lemon juice to maintain their vibrant color and prevent oxidation during cooking.
- Monitor Moisture Levels: Stir occasionally during slow cooking to ensure even caramelization and prevent potential burning at the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Achieve Perfect Consistency: Blend the apple butter until completely smooth, adjusting cooking time if needed to reach desired thickness and deep caramelized flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5-10 hours
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 87
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg