Description
Slow Cooker Apple Butter is the perfect autumn-inspired spread that fills your home with the warm, inviting scents of cinnamon and caramelized apples. This velvety, homemade delight is not only easy to make but also incredibly versatile—ideal for slathering on toast, adding to desserts, or gifting in beautifully sealed jars. With minimal effort and rich flavors, this recipe will have your taste buds celebrating the essence of fall all year round.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 medium Fuji or Honeycrisp apples
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Wash, peel, core, and chop the apples into small chunks.
- In a bowl, combine chopped apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and salt. Mix until evenly coated.
- Transfer the apple mixture to a slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 8 hours until soft and fragrant.
- Blend the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth.
- Return the apple butter to the slow cooker uncovered and cook on high for an additional hour to thicken.
- Transfer to jars and allow to cool before sealing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 hours
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons (30g)
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg