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Apple Recipes | Easy Apple Butter
Despite its name, there is no actual butter in this recipe! Apple butter is healthy, jammy, and perfect for using on toast, oatmeal, or English muffins.
Servings: 40
Calories: 33 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 whole apples peeled, cored, sliced*
- 1 ½ cups light brown sugar tightly packed
- 1 TB ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp table salt
- 1 TB vanilla extract
Instructions
- 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.Uncover and stir in vanilla. Continue cooking, uncovered, for 2 more hours on low.
- 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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Notes
- Use a mixture of apples for best flavor. 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 use it.
- Apple butter will keep in the fridge for several weeks in an airtight container, such as a mason jar.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
33kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
0.02g
(0%)
Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.001g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.002g
Sodium
17mg
(1%)
Potassium
13mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.02mg
(0%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 33
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 33kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 0.02g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.001g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Sodium | 17mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 13mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.02mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.