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Homemade Slow Cooker Maple Apple Butter
Apple butter is basically just apple sauce, but thicker and spiced with warm autumn spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. It's sweet, smooth, and possibly one of the most delicious spreads to put on toast during the fall season.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 7h 15m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 7h👤 Tieghan Gerard📖 halfbakedharvest
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●slow cooker
- ●bowl
- ●blender
- ●pot
- ●stove
📝 Preparation Steps
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Slow Cooker
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1. In the bowl of your slow cooker, combine the apples, apple cider, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Cover and cook on low for ⏱️ 8-10 hours or on high for ⏱️ 4-5 hours, stirring halfway through cooking.2. Remove the cinnamon stick and then transfer the apples to a blender and puree until smooth. Return to the crockpot and cook, uncovered on high for ⏱️ 1-2 hours or until slightly thickened. Taste and adjust sweetness level to your liking by adding more maple. Cool and store in glass jars in the fridge for up to 1 month.
ground cloves (about 1/4 teaspoon)1 pinch
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Instant Pot
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1. In the bowl of your instant pot, combine the apples, apple cider, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Cover and cook on high pressure for ⏱️ 20 minutes. Release the steam.2. Remove the cinnamon stick and then transfer the apples to a blender and puree until smooth. Return to the instant pot and cook, uncovered on sauté for ⏱️ 15-20 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Taste and adjust sweetness level to your liking by adding more maple. Cool and store in glass jars in the fridge for up to 1 month.
ground cloves (about 1/4 teaspoon)1 pinch
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Stove-Top
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1. Combine the apples, apple cider, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt and 1 cup water in a large, heavy bottomed pot over high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are completely softened and the liquid has reduced by half, 30 to ⏱️ 40 minutes, adding water if needed to keep the apples in liquid. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.2. Remove the cinnamon stick and then transfer the apples to a blender and puree until smooth. Return to the pot and cook, uncovered over medium heat for ⏱️ 15-20 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Taste and adjust sweetness level to your liking by adding more maple. Cool and store in glass jars in the fridge for up to 1 month.
ground cloves (about 1/4 teaspoon)1 pinch
Nutrition Facts
calories
232 kcal
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
7 g
sugar Content
55 g
sodium Content
15 mg
carbohydrate Content
69 g
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