Apple Butter Recipe

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5.0

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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    12 hrs

  • Total Time

    12 hrs 5 mins

  • Servings

    40

  • Calories

    68 kcal

  • Course

    Snacks

  • Cuisine

    American

Apple Butter Recipe

This homemade Apple Butter is smooth, creamy, and velvety. Super healthy, delicious, and perfect for spreading on toast, muffins, pancakes, and for PBJ's.

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Ingredients

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  • 6 lbs apples peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 1 ½ cup light brown sugar lightly packed
  • 1 TB ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp table salt
  • 1 TB pure vanilla extract
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Instructions

  1. In a bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Whisk to combine. Place apples into slow cooker and toss with spice mixture. Cook on low for 10 hours, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened and dark brown.
  2. Uncover and stir in vanilla. Continue cooking, uncovered, for 2 more hours on low.
  3. Either use an immersion blender or transfer apple butter to a blender. Puree just until smooth and creamy. Transfer to clean jars, cover, and keep chilled for several weeks.

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  • Mix and match apple varieties for a more complex and balanced flavor in your apple butter.  We love Honeycrisp, Fuji, Golden Delicious, McIntosh, or Braeburn. 
  • Servings are an estimate; this recipe makes roughly 4-5 cups. The amount of servings vary, depending on how you choose to use it. 
  • Use apple butter on toast, English muffins, fluffy pancakes, or stirred into steel cut oatmeal. 
  • Apple butter will keep in the fridge for several weeks in an airtight container, such as a mason jar. 

Nutrition Information

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Calories 68kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 18g (6%) Protein 0.2g (0%) Fat 0.1g (0%) Saturated Fat 0.03g (0%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.04g Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g Sodium 18mg (1%) Potassium 85mg (2%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 15g (30%) Vitamin A 37IU (1%) Vitamin C 3mg (3%) Calcium 13mg (1%) Iron 0.2mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 40Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 68 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 68kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 18g 6%
Protein 0.2g 0%
Fat 0.1g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.03g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g 0%
Sodium 18mg 1%
Potassium 85mg 2%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 15g 30%
Vitamin A 37IU 1%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 13mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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