5.0 from 12 votes
Homemade Apple Butter
This smooth, velvety homemade Apple Butter is made using simple ingredients of apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and lemon juice, cooked low and slow resulting in a spreadable treat to use in or on many of your fall recipes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 hrs
Total Time
10 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 32 tablespoons
Calories: 36 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and diced
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ⅓ cup water
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ½ a lemon
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Place the diced apples, water, and lemon juice in a blender.
- Blend on high for 1-2 minutes until completely smooth.
- Pour the pureed apple mixture to a slow cooker and add the brown sugar and cinnamon on top.
- Cook on low for 8-10 hours, or until the it is dark brown. Stir the apple butter every hour or two so that is doesn't burn on the bottom.
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Notes
- Use other apples like Macintosh, Courtland, Honeycrisp, Fuji or Gala apples.
- Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- You can add all the ingredients unblended to the crock pot and cook. then puree it after cooking to desired consistency.
- Place in an airtight jar and refrigerate for up to two weeks.
- Freeze for up to 2 months.
- Adjust the sugar to your liking. I prefer a little less added sweetness but feel free to add up to a cup of sugar. Use a mixture of half and half brown sugar and white sugar if you prefer.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1tablespoon
Calories
36kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
0.1g
(0%)
Fat
0.1g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.02g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.004g
Sodium
2mg
(0%)
Potassium
52mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
24IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 32tablespoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 36
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1tablespoon | |
| Calories | 36kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 0.1g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.004g | 0% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 52mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 24IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.