Slow-Cooker Apple Butter
Servings: 0
Cost: $15
A delicious, simple, and classic spread made from apples, cinnamon and love. Perfect for biscuits and toast.
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Ingredients
- 10 gala apples
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 inch knob of ginger peeled and diced (optional)
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup ACV
- ¼ cup water optional/if needed to keep the apples from burning
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Wash and then remove the cores and seeds from all of the apples. Chop the apples into quarters and add to crockpot along with all of the other ingredients except vanilla extract.
- If cooking on low heat, cook for 10 hours. For high heat, cook for 5 hours. Stir apples once each hour.
- Once the apples are very soft, use an immersion blender apples to a smooth consistency. Leave lumps only if you prefer a chunkier finished texture for your apple butter. If using a blender, work in batches to give the warm apple butter enough space while blending and avoid explosions.
- Stir in vanilla extract and continue cooking for 2 hours (on low) or for 1 hour (on high).
- Let cool and store in airtight containers (I use mason jars and leftover Thai takeout containers) for up a month in the refrigerator.
Notes
- You can substitute apples for pears for pear butter and peaches for peach butter (won't need any additional water)
Bourbon, whiskey and rum are great additions (1/4 cup goes a long way)