Hint-of-Anise Apple Butter

Preparation info
  • Makes:

    5 pints

    Apple Butter
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      15 hr

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

By Phyllis Pellman Good

Published 2008

  • About

Charlotte Fry St. Charles, MO

Ingredients

  • 3 quarts Jonathan or Winesap apples
  • 2 cups apple cider

Method

  1. Peel, core, and chop apples. Combine with apple cider in large slow cooker.
  2. Cover. Cook on Low 10–12 hours.
  3. Stir in sugar, star anise, lemon juice, and stick cinnamon.
  4. Cover. Cook on High 2 hours. Stir. Remove lid and cook on High 2–4 hours more, until thickened.
  5. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.