Crock Pot Apple Butter Recipe
Skip the store-bought options, and take advantage of fall produce with this easy six-ingredient sweet spiced crock pot apple butter recipe!
Servings: 6 cups or 24 (¼ cup) servings
Calories: 49kcal
Cost: $5.00
Equipment
- 1 apple peeler/corer (optional)
Ingredients
- 5 lbs apples or enough to fill a 6 quart slow cooker
- 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup monk fruit sweetener or sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Peel and slice the apples by hand or with an apple peeler/slicer. Add the peeled and sliced apples to the slow cooker. Pour the vanilla extract over the apples.5 lbs apples or enough to fill a 6 quart slow cooker, 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
- Cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for 3 hours. Then mash with a potato masher until it looks “applesaucey”. There will still be chunks of apples.
- Stir in the monk fruit sweetener, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and ground cloves. Cook on LOW another 4 hours or HIGH for 2 hours, stirring every hour.1 cup monk fruit sweetener or sugar, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- By hour 10 (or 5), the apple mixture should be dark in color and have reduced in volume. Turn the slow cooker off and allow the apple butter to cool before enjoying. Use an immersion blender to achieve a smoother apple butter, if desired.
- Store in airtight containers in the fridge for 1 month, the freezer for 1 year, or use a water bath canner to preserve for up to 2 years.
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Notes
Storage Tips - The apple butter stores in the fridge for up to one month. You can also freeze it for up to one year, or use a water bath canner to preserve extras for two years!
Serving Tips - We like to eat it straight out of the jar, but it also makes a delicious toast and oatmeal topping.
Nutrition
Serving: 1(¼ cup) serving | Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 55.6mg | Fiber: 2.3g | Sugar: 9.9g | Vitamin A: 1.6IU | Vitamin C: 2.4mg | Calcium: 3.1mg | Iron: 0.1mg
