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    Cinnamon Crockpot Apple Butter

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    By Alisa Fleming on December 9, 2012 Alisa's Favorite Dairy-Free Recipes, Condiments and Salad Dressings, Cream and Butter Subs, Dairy-Free Recipes

    Alisa Fleming ~ For our last fall CSA delivery we received 2 bushels (that’s a heck of a lot more than 2 pounds people!) of little organic apples. Some were good for snacking, but I can only eat so many apples out of hand. Since many of them were pint-sized, peeling for pies wasn’t a great option. But I wondered, how would they fare, peels and all, with a long, slow cooking throughout the day? And thus, this recipe for crockpot apple butter was born.

    Cinnamon Crockpot Apple Butter Recipe

    As it turned out, the peels practically melted into the apple butter, providing extra nutrition and preventing a ton of work. At first, I referenced some crockpot apple butter recipes online, but they all called for boat loads of sugar. Why in the world would such a naturally sweet fruit need so much added sweetener? So I winged it.

    I ended up adding a wee dose of sweet, just a touch really, to balance the flavors. You can go sans sugars altogether and enjoy some truly pure crockpot apple butter, or increase the sweetener to taste, if desired. I also discoverd that apple cider vinegar works deliciously when you don’t have any lemon juice on hand,

    This crockpot apple butter is excellent for using in recipes (apple butter muffins anyone?), slathering on toast (I liked it with a little swirled with nut butter, too!), using as a partial substitute for dairy butter in baked goodies, or even, canning and giving as a holiday gift!

    Cinnamon Crockpot Apple Butter Recipe

    Cinnamon CrockPot Apple Butter
     
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    Prep time
    10 mins
    Cook time
    5 hours
    Total time
    5 hours 10 mins
     
    Feel free to experiment with the apples that you use in this recipe. A mixture of sweet and tart is always nice.
    Author: Alisa Fleming
    Serves: about 2 cups
    Ingredients
    • 2 lbs chopped apple*
    • 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    Instructions
    1. Place the chopped apples in your crockpot (for a mini-crockpot, halve the recipe). Add the remaining ingredients and stir to coat.
    2. Place the crockpot setting on low, cover and allow the apples to cook for 4 to 6 hours.
    3. Pour the apples into your blender (you may need to do this in two batches), let them cool for 10 minutes, and then puree.
    4. Return the pureed apple to your crockpot, turn the setting up to high, and cook uncovered for about 1 hour, checking in to stir every 10 minutes.
    5. Let the apple butter cool, then place it in your blender for a second puree. This should make it nice and creamy.
    6. It will keep in the refrigerator for several days, you can freeze it for later use, or can it for storage or gift-giving.
    Notes
    I start with a little more than 2 lbs of apples to account for the loss of the core. But there is no need to peel them! The apple skins melt right in and add to the flavor and nutrition.
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    4. Katerina on January 8, 2014 5:21 am

      Thank you for this recipe. My son asked for apple butter and it was nice to find a simple recipe that did not require special equipment and a lot of sugar. It was delicious. I am not really sure that the last hour of cooking and blending the puree again made any difference (I had a nice creamy butter after the first time I blended it). Maybe the apples I had were not quite as juicy.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 8, 2014 10:34 am

        Wonderful! Yes, I imagine there is some variation in the cooking based on the types of apples used. Thank you for offering your feedback that the last step wasn’t needed for you.

        Reply
    5. Kelly on December 5, 2013 6:57 pm

      Can you can this?? Is there enough sugar in it so that no mold would grow? Or is it just suitable for refrigerating? It looks really good and since we have about 20 lbs of fresh apples, I am looking for something like this!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 5, 2013 7:20 pm

        Do you mean while cooking? No mold grows while cooking; the lemon or vinegar also help with this. It kept for us in the refrigerator for several days (we eat it up, so I can’t say that it would last longer), and can be frozen. I haven’t tried canning, though.

        Reply
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    8. Joanne on December 18, 2012 4:03 am

      I bet this almost tastes like pie filling!! Looks fabulous.

      Reply
    9. Hannah on December 11, 2012 6:57 pm

      Apple butter is definitely my favorite way to deal with a surplus. It’s just so easy, keeps well, and goes with/on practically everything! Plus, it also makes great holiday gifts. Otherwise, apple chips are a top snack pick. It just takes up a whole lot of space in the dehydrator, so I can only get through 2 – 3 big apples that way.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 11, 2012 7:24 pm

        I made a batch of apple chips, too! I used the oven, but they turned out pretty tasty 🙂

        Reply
        • amanda lance on October 20, 2013 2:14 pm

          where is the apple chip recipe?

          Reply
          • Alisa Fleming on October 21, 2013 11:15 am

            I didn’t use a recipe, but will see if I can’t put one together to post!

            Reply
    10. Nancy on December 10, 2012 4:16 am

      I’ve never made apple butter, but want to try this as it seems easy enough and I love my crock pot!! Anything in a crock pot is for me!! Thank you for this delicious recipe without all the added sugar!

      Reply
    11. Katie on December 9, 2012 7:48 pm

      I never peel apples when I make applesauce, because my grandma never did. 😀

      Reply
    12. Ricki on December 9, 2012 8:11 am

      Looks FABULOUS. I love, love apple butter!

      Reply
    13. Hallie @ Daily Bites on December 9, 2012 8:04 am

      Oh, this looks SO good, Alisa! I could probably eat the whole batch straight up with a spoon. 🙂

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 9, 2012 8:23 am

        I totally thought of you when making this Hallie – all of the nutritious peels in there and all!

        Reply

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