Slow Cooker Apple Butter Recipe

Slow cooker apple butter is made simple with less processed sugar. This apple butter makes a great homemade gift for the holidays.

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Why This Recipe Works

This warm apple butter perfectly pairs apples with cinnamon, cloves and vanilla.Honey worked as a little thickener and provided a light, sweet floral note. For a little molasses note, I've added brown sugar. Look fro apples of similar ripness so that they cook evenly.

Recipe Ingredients

Ingredient notes and swaps

• For the apples, I like using the sweeter varieties such as gala, golden or red delicious, honey crisp and pink lady. You can use whatever type(s) you like.
• I've used cinnamon, cloves and vanilla to fragrant my apple butter. If there is another flavr combination you like more with apples you are welcome to use.

Step By Step Photos

1. Peel, core and dice the apples into cubes then place in the slow cooker.
2. Add spices , brown sugar and honey.
3. Mix everything well, cover and let it cook on low for 6 hours.

1. Remove lid, add vanilla extract and keep cooking uncovered for 2 hours.
2. Blend with a blender or an immersion blender until smooth.

Expert Tips

• If you have a food mill, you can skip peeling the apples and when they are done use your food mills to process and the skin comes right off.
• Use apple butter in place of apple sauce in baked goods like this healthier carrot cake.
• You can use this base recipe for many types of fruits like pears, apricot, plums and peaches.

Recipe FAQs

Serve With

Spread on toast or waffles in the morning and get ready to blow everyone’s minds. They are gonna love it. Mix with yogurt or sour cream. Add to your morning oats or use it in baked goods instead of apple sauce.

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Slow Cooker Apple Butter Recipe

Slow cooker apple butter is made simple with less processed sugar. This is one of the slow cooker apple recipes that are healthier for you.

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Course: Breakfast, Condiment, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes

Servings: 4 cups

Calories: 299kcal

Author: Amira

Ingredients

• ▢ 3 pounds apples.
• ▢ ¼ cup brown sugar.
• ▢ ¼ cup honey.
• ▢ 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon ground cloves.
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Instructions

• Peel, core and roughly chop your apples and put in your slow cooker.
• Add brown sugar, honey, cinnamon and cloves and toss well with the apples.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
• Add vanilla extract and cook uncovered for another 2 hours.
• Let it cool down and puree with an immersion blender or in your food processor.
• Pour into air tight containers and refrigerate.

Notes

• If you have a food mill, you can skip peeling the apples and when they are done use your food mills to process and the skin comes right off.
• Use your preferred apple type or types. Personally I like sweet varieties such as gala, golden delicious, honey crisp and pink lady.
• Use apple butter in place of apple sauce in baked goods like this healthier carrot cake.
• You can use this base recipe for many types of fruits like pears, apricot, plums and peaches.
• This can stay up to 3 weeks in refrigerator and two months in freezer.

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Nutrition

Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 393mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 66g | Vitamin A: 184IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg

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First published September 2018. Last updated October 2020 for better images, step by step instructions and readability.