Apple Butter Recipe to Make in Your Slow Cooker

This Apple Butter Recipe is a must-make this season! It’s delicious as a spread, filling, or as an ingredient for cakes and muffins.

It’s silky, buttery slightly spiced, and perfectly sweet. Trust me when I say this apple butter is delicious! I recommend making several jars so you can share them with neighbors, friends, and family.

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Why You Should Make This Recipe

 If you’ve never made apple butter, read on… 

• It’s incredibly easy to make
• Also, it’s super affordable (which is always a plus on my books)
• Your home will smell like fall dreams while you are making this
• It makes beautiful gifts for neighbors and family
• It’s hands-off, your slow cooker pretty much makes all the work for you
• And you can eat it with almost EVERYTHING

What is Apple Butter?

I was surprised when I discovered that not everyone knows what apple butter is! If you haven’t heard about it before you are probably wondering what it is and how to eat it.

Apple butter is apple puree cooked until the natural sugars in the apple caramelize (that’s why it has that golden hue). You also add some traditional Fall spices, like cinnamon and nutmeg while you are making it.

It has a very concentrated apple flavor and aroma with spicy undertones (thanks to the cinnamon).

Ingredients for Apple Butter 

• 6 Apples, roughly quartered
• 3 Tbsp brown sugar
• 3 Tbsp white sugar
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
• 1 Tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 Tsp ginger powder
• Pinch of nutmeg

How To Make Apple Butter

#1. Core the apples and place them inside the slow cooker.

#2. Add the brown sugar, white sugar, and lime juice.

#3. Cook on low for around 9 hours, checking now and then to stir.

#4. Once the apples are soft remove the skin, it will come off easily.

#5. Add the cinnamon, vanilla extract, ginger, and nutmeg and cook for 1 more hour. Stirring occasionally. Enjoy! 

What Can I Pair with Apple Butter

• Just in any way you would eat a jam or preserve! Spread over some toast, used as a filling for muffins, or served with dinner rolls on Thanksgiving.
• You can also eat it over ice cream or with pancakes and it’s also delicious as a Greek yogurt topping.

Other Apple Dessert Recipes to Try

If you’ve enjoyed this recipe, I highly recommend trying these other apple recipes:

• Hot Apple Punch
• Apple Tarte Tatin
• Apple Oatmeal Cookies
• Cinnamon Apple Blondies
• Crunchy Celery Apple Salad
• Deconstructed Waldorf Salad
• 10 Favorite Apple Recipes to Make with Your Extra Apples

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Apple Butter Recipe

Lori

This slow cooker apple butter is a must make this season! Silky and buttery it’s slightly spiced and perfectly sweet. It’s totally delicious as a spread, filling, or as an ingredient for cakes and muffins.

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Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• Slow Cooker Apple Butter Ingredients
• 6 Apples , roughly quartered
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp ginger powder
• pinch of nutmeg

Instructions

 

• Core the apples and place inside the slow cooker.
• Add the brown sugar, white sugar, and lime juice.
• Cook on low for around 9 hours, checking every now and then to stir.
• Once the apples are soft remove the skin, it will come off easily.
• Add the cinnamon, vanilla extract, ginger, and nutmeg and cook for 1 more hour. Stirring occasionally.