Amazing Homemade Apple Butter
Rating: 4.9 ⭐
This amazing homemade apple butter is rich, smooth, and packed with deep apple flavor and warm spices. Slow-cooked to perfection, it develops a naturally sweet, caramelized taste that’s perfect for spreading on toast, biscuits, or adding to desserts. It’s a classic fall favorite you can enjoy all year long.
Ingredients
- 10 pounds apples, quartered
- 4 cups unsweetened apple juice
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- 6 half-pint canning jars with lids and rings
Servings
Servings: 48
Yield: 6 cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 hours 25 minutes
Total Time: 10 hours 40 minutes
Directions
- Place apples and apple juice in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20–30 minutes until apples are very soft.
- Transfer the cooked apples to a food mill and process into a smooth puree, discarding cores and peels.
- Pour the puree into a slow cooker and cook on High with the lid off until the mixture thickens and reduces by about half, anywhere from overnight up to 24 hours.
- Stir in sugar, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
- Continue cooking on High for another 2–6 hours, until the mixture thickens and holds its shape on a chilled plate without liquid separating.
- Sterilize jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes.
- Carefully fill hot jars with apple butter, leaving about ¼ inch space at the top. Remove air bubbles and wipe rims clean.
- Seal with lids and rings.
- Process jars in a boiling water bath for 5–10 minutes.
- Remove and let cool completely. Check seals before storing in a cool, dark place.
Nutrition
- Total Fat: 0g (0%)
- Sodium: 2mg (0%)
- Total Carbohydrates: 20g (7%)
- Dietary Fiber: 2g (8%)
- Total Sugars: 16g
- Protein: 0g
- Vitamin C: 5mg (23%)
- Calcium: 8mg (1%)
- Iron: 0mg (1%)
- Potassium: 127mg (3%)
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