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Slow Cooked Apple Butter
Fitness and Freebies
19 minutes
Approximately 7 cups (suitable for canning)
BeginnerApples with sugar, cinnamon, cider and cloves create a delicious apple butter in your slow cooker.
Total Steps
4
Ingredients
5
Tools Needed
5
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- 12 cups chopped, unpeeled apples
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup apple cider
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
1
Step 1
8 hours
Combine apples and apple cider in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low until apples are soft.
2
Step 2
1 to 2 hours
Puree the cooked apple mixture using a food sieve or food mill. Return the pureed mixture to the slow cooker; add sugar, cinnamon, and ground cloves. Cover and cook on low.
3
Step 3
For a thicker apple butter, uncover the slow cooker and cook on high until desired consistency is reached, stirring occasionally.
4
Step 4
10 minutes
Store the apple butter in the refrigerator or, for canning, pour the hot apple butter into hot canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Adjust caps and process in a boiling water bath.
Tools & Equipment
slow cooker
food sieve
food mill
canning jars
canning pot