Drew Maresco

Apple Butter

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Slow Cooking Beyond Meals: 45 No-Fuss Recipes That Will Make You Rethink Your Slow Cooker
Slow Cooking Beyond Meals

By Drew Maresco

Published 2021

  • About

Going to apple orchards is a fun Midwest tradition; there’s never a lack of recipes to use all of those apples up. However, none of them are as easy as this apple butter! Reminiscent of apple sauce, apple butter is richer, thicker, and great when smeared on toast.

Ingredients

  • 6 pounds apples, cored, peeled, and grated
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1½

Method

Directions

  1. In the slow cooker, add the apples, water, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, and sugar. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
  2. The mixture should have a soft and thick consistency. Let it sit for 30 minutes before serving or divide it evenly into jars and freeze for future use.