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Apple Butter
"This is a very easy recipe to make and has always turned out really good for me. The apples cook up to look like applesauce and usually turn sort of dark and tastes great."
photo by Catherine B.
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- Ready In:
- 18hrs 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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6 1/2 pint bottles
ingredients
- apple (enough to over fill slow cooker or 4 quart crock pot)
- 1⁄2 cup vinegar
- 3 cups white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
directions
- Peel, core and slice enough apples to fill a 4-quart slow cooker or crock pot so full that the lid will not go down over it.
- Add vinegar; cook for 18 hours.
- If crock pot is fast cooking, cook on high for 10 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Add white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and cloves.
- Put into blender to blend it like apple butter. Mix all together and cook 4 more hours.
- Seal in jars.
Questions & Replies
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I'm wondering if the vinegar should be reduced proportionately if I plan to reduce the sugar. Anyone else tried that?
Reviews
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I made this for my family and am so glad I did. It will definitly be a family recipe. Easy and fun. Makes the house smell great while it's cooking and is the best tasting apple butter I have ever had. Of course, that will vary with the quality of apples. But it was fun to make and although my 3 and 4 yr. old didn't appreciate it on bread they loved it as apple sauce. -
I made this over and over this last fall when the apples came in our local orchard. It is wonderful! I gave it to my sister and she loved it,also. So easy and good , I gave jars away for Christmas and those people all thank you. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! -
I was really suprised by how good this recipe turned out. I was also glad that there was hardly any work to make the apple butter. This is one of the best recipes for apple butter.
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I've been using this for 4 apple seasons now - LOVE IT! I have found that I don't need to PEEL the apples though - that long slow cook-down softens them up, then running through the blender after they've cooked just shredded the peels to nothing. LOTS less work (especially on our wee little organic local apples!) and more nutrition, to boot! I added a pinch of nutmeg, and used apple cider vinegar. <br/>Wonderful recipe, thanks!!! -
This isn't quite done yet, but I can tell you it's amazing! I'll be giving it as Christmas gifts with pride!! Only seeded the apples as some other reviewers stated and did a large chop - no peeling required. It took almost 4 lbs of apples (Ambrosia) to fill my SmartPot. Instead of pouring into a blender, I used my immersion blender right in the crock pot. Used a little ground ginger with the clove and cinnamon. AND I only used 1 c of both white and brown sugar. Highly suggest tasting the apple mixture before adding the sugar and then only adding to taste. I'll be using this as gifts in the years to come! Got 12 1/2 pint jars from this batch.
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Tweaks
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Trying to duplicate a lovely apple butter I bought in Louisville, I added 1/2 cup bourbon. It did not change the consistency at all. The taste was incredible!
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Great Recipe! Though I did substitute lemon juice for the vinegar. I think I'll keep that routine! Thanks for sharing!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Brenda Hall
York, South Carolina
I live in South Carolina and I am sort of retired. I have recently moved to the country and have my first garden. It is small but I have really enjoyed eating & canning my "own" food. I have always put most of my vegetables in the freezer but have started using jars this summer and have a canning closet that is looking more beautiful everyday.
