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October 20, 2016 by Angela

Easy Apple Butter in the Crockpot

My family and I went apple picking this past week. One of our Fall traditions that we love to do (but don’t always do) is to go apple picking and make apple butter in our slow cooker. It is easy, makes the house smell wonderful and has NO sugar!

no sugar apple butter

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Slim Apple Pickings

The woman told us that we would have to drive pretty far down to get to the apples since there were so many people at the orchard, and apparently the end of apple picking season. We drove to the end of the road and started walking down the long aisle of apple trees. No apples.

“Mom, mom, I found one!” my oldest son cried out excitedly. Hmmm…one apple? I was starting to get nervous that maybe apple butter was not in the cards for us – or we’d just have to buy them from the market area. Watching them lovingly pick and cradle the single apple still on a tree was precious though!

apple picking

The boys carefully picking through the remaining apples at the orchard

We walked up and down the row, then moved over several rows and hit the apple jackpot…sort of. We finally found the several rows of Pink Lady apples and my sons carefully checked the apples before putting it into our container.

My sons were all very particular – one bruise or dark spot and they rejected it. My husband on the other hand was wandering around picking out the good apples that had fallen on the ground around the trees. By the end of the afternoon, we had 30 pounds of apples, a dozen apple cider donuts, and a gallon jug of their apple cider. We all left happy.

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No sugar apple butter

I’ve made this in the past, and of course did not write down the recipe. Doing a quick internet search helped me remember that  apple cider was the sweetener. We used Pink Lady apples and a larger red apple that my husband picked (not sure of the variety!).

ingredients for slow cooker apple butter

Ingredients

  • 12 medium to large apples
  • 2 cups of apple cider
  • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • a few dashes of ground cloves

Yields about 6 cups of apple butter.

Directions

  1. Wash your apples. You don’t have to peel the apples! Core and cut the apples into chunks. I cored the apples into sections and then cut the sections into half. Place the apple chunks into the crock pot. (If I got a new crock-pot, this is the one I would get!)
  2. Pour the apple cider over the apples.
  3. Sprinkle the seasonings over the apple chunks.
  4. Mix it all together.
  5. Set on low. Takes about 8 hours.
  6. When cool, ladle into jars and keep in the refrigerator!

apple butter ingredients in the slow cooker

Some Additional notes

Occasionally mix until the apple chunks are soft. I have an immersion blender (like this one, which I LOVE!), which makes this super easy. If you don’t have an immersion blender, you can use your regular blender to puree the apple mixture. If you have an immersion blender, then puree the apple mixture right in the crock pot.

I had it on low for about 6 hours, pureed it, then kept the crock pot lid open and stirred occasionally for the next 2 hours until it has thickened. I ended up using the immersion blender a second time to get a really smooth consistency.

My whole family loves this on toast, pancakes, and straight out of the jar!

Do you go apple picking? What’s your favorite way of using up your apples?

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Wife. Mom to three boys. Writer. Reader. Aspiring Minimalist. Lover of chocolate and fitness. She loves blogging about the ways she is finding success in simplifying life one step at a time. Her mantra is "Progress, not Perfection."

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Comments

  1. Abby @ WinsteadWandering says

    October 20, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    Yum! I’ve only made slow cooker apple butter a few times, but the way it made the whole house smell was well worth the cramping in my hand from peeling all the apples. I just might need to try it again!

    • Angela says

      October 25, 2016 at 11:01 am

      You should! No peeling required in this recipe!

  2. Christina Kamp says

    October 21, 2016 at 11:38 am

    This looks great. Your images are so lovely.

    • Angela says

      October 25, 2016 at 11:14 am

      Thanks Christina!

  3. Angela Campos says

    October 30, 2016 at 8:49 am

    This looks wonderful, can’t wait to try it! Pinned…& thanks for sharing at Sunday Fitness & Food 🙂

    • Angela says

      November 7, 2016 at 10:19 am

      I hope you enjoy it Angela!

  4. Shandy Jo says

    October 30, 2016 at 11:53 am

    Thank you for the recipe, it sounds great! I haven’t had apple butter in years.

    • Angela says

      November 7, 2016 at 10:21 am

      It’s so easy Shandy – I hope you try it and enjoy it!

  5. Jae | Dreaming of Leaving says

    October 30, 2016 at 1:21 pm

    I love recipes made simple and the crock pot is definitely the easiest way, great post! xo

    • Angela says

      November 7, 2016 at 10:21 am

      Thanks Jae! I agree – I love recipes that can be set and left for the day.

  6. Lori says

    November 1, 2016 at 8:20 am

    Hi Angela! This is great! Pinning!

    Would you consider sharing them at our weekly Dishing It & Digging It Link Party? We are live every Sunday @ 4pm.

    http://www.thestonybrookhouse.com/2016/10/dishing-it-digging-it-link-party-120.html

    • Angela says

      November 7, 2016 at 10:25 am

      Thanks for the invitation Lori – I’ll definitely check it out!

  7. Kim~madeinaday says

    November 2, 2016 at 1:34 pm

    Great recipe! I can’t wait to show my husband, he loves apple butter. Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Pinned & Tweeted! Have a great week!
    Kim

    • Angela says

      November 7, 2016 at 10:26 am

      Yes! Try it Kim. Your husband will love it!

  8. Jennifer Bly says

    November 2, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    I have been wanting to make apple butter for such a long time!

    Thanks for the inspiration.

    #happynowlinkup

    • Angela says

      November 7, 2016 at 10:27 am

      Your welcome Jennifer! Thanks for reading and commenting.

  9. Tanya @ Mom's Small Victories says

    November 3, 2016 at 7:08 am

    We have not gone Apple picking but I had it on my fall bucks list to do. This Apple butter looks fabulous. Thanks for sharing a no sugar holiday recipe with us at Small Victories Sunday linkup, pinned to our linkup board.

    • Angela says

      November 7, 2016 at 10:28 am

      Thanks Tanya! This would be great with store bought apples too – probably cheaper too! 🙂

  10. Jen says

    November 3, 2016 at 8:53 am

    Picking apples is fun! It is a lot of work though.So just last week I made pumpkin butter for the first time and I have been looking for a good apple butter recipe now and Voila! Thanks for sharing this at the #happynowlinkup.

    • Angela says

      November 7, 2016 at 10:30 am

      I saw that Jen! I just tried a pumpkin butter recipe too. The family definitely likes apple butter better, but I’m enjoying the Fall taste of pumpkin butter.

  11. Colleen says

    November 3, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    Lovely! I plan on making pear butter this weekend!

    • Angela says

      November 7, 2016 at 10:32 am

      Ooh, pear butter. I guess you can turn anything into a fruit butter. Sounds delicious!

  12. Leslie says

    November 5, 2016 at 10:08 am

    Oh no! That sounds like your apple picking adventure was definitely off to a worrisome start. I’ve only had apple butter a few times, but this recipe sounds delicious. And I love that it has no extra sugar added. Thanks for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!

    • Angela says

      November 7, 2016 at 10:35 am

      Thanks Leslie. Yes – I love the fact that this has no extra sugar, especially after Halloween and all the extra sugar that’s added to our household!

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