Crockpot Apple Butter

apple butter in a slow cooker with a spoonful being held up to the camera

5 from 1 vote

This Crockpot Apple Butter is SO simple to make and produces the creamiest and sweetest apple butter that you'll ever have!

Prep Time20

Cook Time12

Total Time12 20

Course: jam

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: oz

Author: Brita Britnell

Ingredients

5 pounds apples peeled, cored, and rough diced** see note for varieties
1 ½ cups brown sugar packed
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

Add the diced apples into a 6-quart or larger Crockpot. Mix in the remaining ingredients minus the vanilla: brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg and mix so that the apples are evenly coated.
5 pounds apples, 1 ½ cups brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Cover and set the slow cooker to HIGH for 1 hour. Reduce the heat to LOW and cook for 10 hours. It's not absolutely necessary, but I like to give it a good stir every 1-2 hours.
After the 10 hours, remove the lid and stir in the vanilla. Let it cook, uncovered, for 1 additional hour to cook off some of the moisture. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
You can serve the apple butter as is OR blend it so that it's creamy. The best way to do this is using an immersion blender but a regular blender will also work (just be very careful when transferring and blending the hot apple butter!). Serve and ENJOY!

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Notes

**I used freshly picked Oregon apples with lots of crimson reds, Ida Red apples with a few Cortland thrown in as well. You can use a variety of different apples and you can use several different kinds of apples in one apple butter recipe. Other varieties that work well: braeburn, Cortland, Fuji, grimes golden, jonamac, liberty, and McIntosh

*this freezes well so I suggest putting a jar or 2 in the freezer for later! it also makes a great gift :)

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