Easy Crockpot Apple Butter

Apple butter in a small jar with an open lid and more jars of apple butter in the background on a white marble countertop.

5 from 9 votes

Enjoy the goodness of orchard fresh apples all year round by preserving them in form of this slow cooker apple butter. Just 5 ingredients dumped together and left alone for the slow cooker to work it's magic.

Prep Time30

Cook Time16

15 30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 120kcal

Author: Vaishali

Equipment

Ingredients

8 lbs Apples peeled, cored and sliced.
5 cups Sugar
4 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg optional
½ teaspoon Salt

Instructions

Place the apples in a slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg (if using) and salt. Pour the mixture over the apples in the slow cooker and mix well. You might have to slowly add the apples as they cook down (depending on the size of your slow cooker or crockpot).
It took me nearly 30 minutes to add all the apples.
Cover and cook on high 2 hours.
Turn the slow cooker to low and cook 12 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.
After 12 hours, take the lid off and continue cooking on low another 2 hours.
Stir with a whisk to smooth the apple butter.
To check if the butter is ready, take about a teaspoon of butter in a plate and tilt the plate. If no juice “bleeds” from the butter, it is ready. If it does, cook longer.
Let the butter cool, and then store/can in clean, sterile jars. Cover and store in refrigerate or freeze.

Notes

Use a tart variety of apples like Jonathan, Fuji, or granny smith. Or a combination of these varieties.

Amount of sugar to be added will depend on the sweetness of your apples.

This recipe will make 6 pints.

You can easily can the apple butter to store the jars at room temperature.

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