Easy Crock Pot Apple Butter recipe
Apple butter is a delicious, versatile and healthy fruit spread made from slow-cooking apples. This oh-so-easy version uses a crock pot to slowly cook apples and spices. The result is a sweet and smooth apple butter that captures the natural sweetness of apples.
Ingredients:
1 lb Granny Smith Apple (or other cooking apples)
¼ c. white sugar
1 c apple cider
cinnamon, cloves, allspice (to taste)
Directions:
Peel, core, and cut apples into small pieces. Place in crock pot and cover with ¼ c. of sugar.
Pour approximately 1 c. apple cider over apples.
Sprinkle cinnamon, cloves, and allspice to taste (apr. ½ tsp per 1 lb of apples).
Turn crock pot on low, and allow to cook for 10-12 hours. The apple butter should be a rich, dark brown and the apples should be completely smooth. To thicken apple butter, cook for last hour uncovered.
Refrigerate for up to two weeks, or freeze.