Crock Pot Recipe – Apple Butter

Here are not one, not two, not three but four apple butter crockpot recipes

CROCKPOT APPLE BUTTER I

apples — cut up, to fill 3 1/2 qt. crockpot
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup apple cider
juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Cut blemishes off apples and cut into chunks to fill 3 1/2 qt. crockpot. Add sugar, cider and lemon juice. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours. Stir. Add cinnamon and cook another 10 hours. Stir occasionally until brown. Run through Food mill or any strainer to strain out seeds and skins. I used the blender. To thicken, if not thick enough, return to slow cooker and cook on High uncovered until desired consistency.

Makes 3-4 pints.

CROCKPOT APPLE BUTTER II

Peel and core apples, cut in quarters, enough to fill a 4 quart crockpot to about 1
1/2 inches from the top:
ADD:
4 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Cloves
1/2 tsp Salt
3 Cups Sugar
Start on high with about 4 TB water, til it gets hot, then turn on low and cook all day. When it is done and apples are fully cooked down put small amounts into food processor and zap quickly till smooth.

NOTE: If you are canning this, put into jars and seal while “HOT”.

CROCKPOT APPLE BUTTER III

4 lbs apples, cored and sliced (don’t peel)
1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup apple cider
grated zest and juice of one lemon
3 TBS grated ginger

Combine apples, brown sugar, apple cider, zest, juice. Cover and cook 8-10 hours on low, til apples are very soft. (A good thing to do overnight!) Then stir in ginger, increase heat to high, uncover and cook (stirring now and then) til mixture is reduced to about 3 cups for 8 to 10 hours.

Put the resulting mash through a food mill.

CROCKPOT APPLE BUTTER IV

2 qt. sweet cider
4lbs apples, peeled, cored & sliced
3 C. sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/8 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. salt

Place apples & cider in crock pot. Cover & cook on LOW 10 – 12 hrs. Do not stir.

Put apples through a srine (a fine mesh strainer works well too). Mash apples. Add equal parts sugar stirring well between each, add spices & salt STIR WELL!! Return to crock-pot. Cook on HIGH 1 hr. Pour into 1/2 pint jars, seal and process 10 min. If you don’t want to process keep it refrigerated! makes 5 half pints.

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