This apple butter cooks real slow but is well worth the wait. Depending on the sweetness of the apples used, the amount of sugar may be adjusted to taste.
Ingredients
- ½ pounds apples - peeled, cored and: 5 piece (chopped)
- white sugar: 4 cups
- ground cinnamon: 2 tsp
- ground cloves: 0.25 tsp
- salt: 0.25 tsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Place apples in a slow cooker. Mix sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl; pour over apples and mix well. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Cover and cook on High for 1 hour. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Reduce heat to Low and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened and dark brown, 9 to 11 hours. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Uncover and continue cooking on Low for 1 hour. Stir with a whisk to increase smoothness if desired.
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Spoon mixture into sterile containers, cover, and refrigerate or freeze. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
