This easy homemade apple butter recipe is an easy way to use apples. It’s a tasty alternative to butter, jellies or other toppings for bread, pancakes and more!
Homemade Apple Butter Recipe
9 to 10 apples, cored, peeled and chopped
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. cloves
1/8 tsp. salt
Place everything into a crock pot. Stir, cover and cook on high 1 hour. Cook on low for 9-11 hours or until thick and dark brown. Stir occasionally. Uncover and cook on low 1 hour longer. Stir with whisk until smooth. Refrigerate or Freeze. Makes 2 pints.
Tips! A stick blender makes quick work of Applesauce and Apple Butter.
Use a canning funnel to pour Apple Butter and Applesauce into freezer bags.
sue fox says
going to have to try this. i just got a bag of apples. i allways wanted to try apple butter. sounds good. we usaully have a few apples around. we chopp lettuce up grate a carrot and chopp up and apple and add a few pecans and make salad using up older apples. think i am going up stairs in a few and make apple butter.
Patricia G Fox says
For “almost homemade” apple butter, I buy unsweetened organic apple sauce and start from there. I spice with cinnamon, ginger, allspice and cloves and add a smidge of salt and a little vanilla. Using deep Pyrex bowl, I microwave until reduced by half. A mesh spatter shield helps.
Stir once every five minutes or so. Use a blender if you want a smoother texture. Normally the apples are sweet enough, but if not, I add brown sugar or Splenda after cooking to taste.
Applesauce, even organic, is often cheaper than apples. Using a microwave is faster and there is less chance of scorching, but you can do this on the stove top or in a slow cooker with the kid ajar.