Slow Cooker Apple Butter Recipe

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Prep: 10 min · Cook: 6 hrs · Original yield: 30

Ingredients

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  • apples, peeled, cored and sliced10
  • organic apple juice1 cup
  • apple cider vinegar¼ cup
  • cinnamon1 tablespoon
  • ground clove½ tablespoon
  • cinnamon sticks2–3
  • maple sugar, optional

Method

  1. Place all ingredients in a slow cooker and cook on medium heat for 6 hours. Stir every couple of hours.
  2. Turn off the slow cooker and using an immersion blender, blend the apple mixture until smooth. If you don't have an immersion blender, blend in two batches in a high-powered blender.
  3. Optionally sweeten with maple sugar, to taste.
  4. Store in a mason jar in the fridge for up to 3 months.

Swaps & notes

Apple butter is great on toast, mixed with yogurt, and awesome on a scone.