Traditional Apple Butter

Preparation info
  • Makes:

    8 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      11 hr

Appears in
Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes

By Phyllis Pellman Good

Published 2008

  • About

Wilma Haberkamp Fairbank, IA • Vera Martin East Earl, PA

Ingredients

  • 12–14 medium, tart cooking apples (about 16 cups chopped)
  • 2 cups cider or

Method

  1. Core and chop the apples. Do not peel them. Combine apples and cider in your slow cooker.
  2. Cover and cook on Low 9–12 hours, or until apples turn mushy and then thicken.
  3. Puree apples in a food mill or sieve.
  4. Return pureed mixture to your slow cooker.
  5. Add sugar, cinnamon, and cloves and mix together well.
  6. Cover and cook on