Easy Crock Pot Apple Butter Recipes

Steps:

• Combine apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and cloves in a slow cooker.
• Cook on High until the apples are tender enough to easily mash with a fork, 4 to 6 hours.
• Puree apple mixture with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack apple butter into the hot, sterilized jars, filling the jars to within 1/4 inch of the top. Run a knife or a thin spatula around the insides of the jars after they have been filled to remove any air bubbles. Wipe the rims of the jars with a moist paper towel to remove any food residue. Top with lids, and screw on rings.
• Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil and lower jars into the boiling water using a holder. Leave a 2-inch space between the jars. Pour in more boiling water if necessary to bring the water level to at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Bring the water to a rolling boil, cover the pot, and process for 10 minutes.
• Remove the jars from the stockpot and place onto a cloth-covered or wood surface, several inches apart, until cool. Once cool, press the top of each lid with a finger, ensuring that the seal is tight (lid does not move up or down at all). Store in a cool, dark area.

Steps:

• Place apple slices in a slow cooker. Stir sugar and apple pie spice with the apples.
• Cook on High for 4 hours; stir. Remove cover and continue cooking until the apples are very tender and most of the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Scrape apple butter into a bowl; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Blend apple butter with an immersion blender until smooth. Alternately, you can run the butter through a food mill or blend in a blender.

Steps:

• Place apples in a large bowl.
• Combine sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
• Pour over apples and mix well.
• Place in crock pot, cover and cook on high for 1 hour.
• Decrease heat to low; cover and cook on low for 9-11 hours or until thickened and dark brown.
• Stir occasionally.
• Uncover and cook on low for 1 hour longer.
• If desired, whisk until smooth.
• Spoon into freezer containers, leaving 1/2-inch head space.
• Cover and freeze.

Steps:

• Add applesauce, sugars, and cider together in crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 3 hours.
• Add spices and cook on low, covered, for 3 more hours.
• Uncover and continue cooking on low for 1-4 hours or until sufficiently thickened. May take longer, depends on how thick you like it and your crock pot.
• Ladle hot apple butter into 1/2 pint or pint size canning jars and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
• Makes about 6 pints.
• If you're not into canning, this would probably freeze very well.