Slow Cooker Apple Butter Recipe

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I've made this even easier just using the unsweetened applesauce and spices - no added sugar or apples. It's plenty sweet without. Also, I use paper towels under the lid of the crock pot to absorb the moisture, changing it out every few hours. This makes the butter thicker.

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Good, easy recipe, but plan on it taking a LONG time. Prep is much easier if you use the food strainer attachment to your kitchen aid stand mixer. No peeling or quartering, just wash, cut into quarters, boil until very soft and then put through the strainer. The strainer separates the skin, seeds, etc so you don't have to. I was done in 45 minutes. I used half of the sugar and all of the spices.

Like others, cook time is much longer than you think and you have to have patience. It is worth it. Reading the other reviews and from experience, I have found that different crock pots can have very different temperature settings. I made this batch in 2 different pots. One finished hours before the other and they were started at the same time. Additionally, I never put the lid on the pot for the cook process because the apples had already been cooked prior to straining. I did cover both with bacon splatter guards.

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I thought this recipe was easy, but it did take over an hour to prepare. I liked that the apples don't completely dissolve and thought the overall taste was yummy!

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This was an easy gift to make for our family and friends. The butter is delicious and we have gotten rave reviews from those that received the apple butter from us this year. We will definitely make this again.

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I liked this recipe so much that I'm making some for all my freinds and family this Christmas. I did cook for twice as long (12 hours with the lid on and another 12 with the lid propped open by a wooden spoon, used a variety of apples (mostly gala and red delicious, and only half the apple sauce. Also I went a bit light on the cloves, but I think it turned out great. I like a chunky apple butter, but I suppose you could always use an immersion blender if you desire a smoother consistency.

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After reading the previous post I was ready for a long cooking time but this was a little long. After cooking covered for 10 hours I had to cook for another 10-14 with the lid off to make this thicken up. After that is was delicious and cooked down great. Also, I cooked in a big crock pot and when the ingredients started to bubble, even with the lid on, sticky liquid started to overflow all over my countertop. I will make this again but will plan for the extra time and overflow.

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This cooked in crock pot for almost 11 hours and didn't thicken. The apples also didn't break down at all and this was very runny and not thick. It tasted okay, but will not make it again.