tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post7976087334065677344..comments2024-03-28T00:15:12.461-07:00Comments on A Year of Slow Cooking: CrockPot Apple Butter RecipeStephanie ODeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618710485017373256noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-25149998391848362042023-07-29T07:44:02.346-07:002023-07-29T07:44:02.346-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313690615262231282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-37363611183300982352013-09-15T17:45:23.698-07:002013-09-15T17:45:23.698-07:00Wonderful recipe. Everyone loves the apple butter...Wonderful recipe. Everyone loves the apple butter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-36843633224311657292012-09-29T07:45:33.947-07:002012-09-29T07:45:33.947-07:00Thank you so much for this delicious recipe. This...Thank you so much for this delicious recipe. This is my first experience and it was very successful. I have already made one batch and gave some to friends, and am on my second batch. I have made it with sugar and without-both are delicious. I want to make more before the season ends. What a beautiful aroma to wake up to in the morning!<br /> <br /> I think I am addicted to this now that I Kautiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885841668533807459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-57818251367854677682012-09-19T23:02:05.659-07:002012-09-19T23:02:05.659-07:00I usually make apple butter on the stove but this ...I usually make apple butter on the stove but this year I did the first cook on the stove and then cooked it down in the crock pot. For apple butter that tastes great and is safe for preserving cook the apples in apple cider and apple cider vinegar. Leaving the skin on will lend some natural pectin that gives the butter great texture. Cook until soft on the stovetop , then run through a foodmill Cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-91537244958521464392012-09-05T17:37:00.144-07:002012-09-05T17:37:00.144-07:00I made this without any sugar and it was so so goo...I made this without any sugar and it was so so good! I used apples right off my tree. It was a tad tart for my young daughter, so I added a T of honey and it was perfect. I would definitely advise peeling the apples because it was near impossible to get all the skin out. This made 1 qt of apple butter. DDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-63954734159449252702012-08-05T19:12:25.331-07:002012-08-05T19:12:25.331-07:00I was looking for a crock pot apple butter with th...I was looking for a crock pot apple butter with the least amount of ingredients and work. I found your site sometime last year and made two batches of apple butter (with Gravensteins and then Fuji). I just finished this morning making another batch of Gravensteins. I cut down the sugar to 1/2 of each and can't wait to try it out! I love this recipe!D Ryanhttps://www.facebook.com/darcy.ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-72414155706745420152012-02-08T06:06:17.685-08:002012-02-08T06:06:17.685-08:00I made apple butter in my small dip-sized crock po...I made apple butter in my small dip-sized crock pot. I just sliced 4 apples and added 2 cups of water, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg and a few swirls of agave nectar. Cooked, stirred, left the skins on and ran it through the blender after it cooled!MissJulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803653014412701888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-43730008673195127852012-01-07T18:41:19.392-08:002012-01-07T18:41:19.392-08:00a bit late....but, I don't use any sugar, I ju...a bit late....but, I don't use any sugar, I just use a mixture of apples and cinnamon, I peel and core the apples...I have an old apple slicer/peeler thingy.. I found it in a thrift store years ago for 5 bucks! Anyhow, if you leave the cores in, it will help to thinken, from the pectin I believe? so, I peel and core, but I put 1/2 of the cores back in for the first 24 hours, then remove themUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452995266040573700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-73949836430985078542011-11-04T10:29:21.540-07:002011-11-04T10:29:21.540-07:00I made apple butter in my cooker last year after m...I made apple butter in my cooker last year after making juice from a box of apples we were given.<br />They were organic so I just washed, quartered, trimmed, and removed the stems and seeds/core. I ran them through a Champion Juicer and got quarts of fresh apple juice (incredible!) and fresh, raw apple pulp with the peel already pulverized. (We mixed some in the food processor with frozen catmagic52noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-62380219961152573772011-10-18T16:34:51.439-07:002011-10-18T16:34:51.439-07:00Thanks for this recipe!! Just tried it today in m...Thanks for this recipe!! Just tried it today in my 3.5 qt slow cooker, used half pears and half apples, added nutmeg, and only used 1/4 cup white sugar. It is sooooo good! I have been "tasting" it constantly, and I really wish I had made a bigger batch. Took some out a couple of hours after I added the spices to give to my 9-month old twins, and they gobbled it up on a plain rice Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-89337805634306579852011-10-10T10:32:28.382-07:002011-10-10T10:32:28.382-07:00After picking apples this past weekend, I decided ...After picking apples this past weekend, I decided to attempt making my first ever batch of apple butter.<br />I had purchased a food mill earlier this year to speed up processing a bumper crop of tomatoes. I found that it also makes really easy applesauce. I just cook the apples until they are soft and then run them through the food mill (Oxco brand from Amazon). It is so quick and removes all Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969682196279989548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-51750349971651009082011-10-01T04:26:18.349-07:002011-10-01T04:26:18.349-07:00I had an over abundance of apples this year and de...I had an over abundance of apples this year and decided to try make apple butter, but failed to look at your site to see if you had a recipe. I filled my BIG crockpot with peeled sectioned and cored apples, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp allspice, 1/2 tsp ground cloves, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, and 1 cup brown sugar. I let this cook on low until I went to bed - about 10 hours, then put the cooker on warm until Carolyn Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09865093241041558769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-60758149403306273532011-08-30T13:29:17.905-07:002011-08-30T13:29:17.905-07:00For those asking if you can freeze the apple butte...For those asking if you can freeze the apple butter instead of canning it, yes you can. (I'm getting ready to pour some into freezer containers right now.)Sharalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143628810924604033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-88676558967294988792011-08-02T05:54:37.124-07:002011-08-02T05:54:37.124-07:00Hello! I just wanted to say thank you for this won...Hello! I just wanted to say thank you for this wonderful recipe! I used 1/2 apples and 1/2 pears and used a 1-1 ratio for white/brown sugar and OMG best slow cooker recipe for butter EVER! Who'da thunk Vanilla extract would do ALL THAT to a fruit butter? Thank you again!!DominiqueHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890230656436727871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-91619663789117928862011-04-13T12:00:06.332-07:002011-04-13T12:00:06.332-07:00I've never added sugar to my apple butter EVER...I've never added sugar to my apple butter EVER. I use Red delicious and granny apples and it is sweet at the end. My daughter never lets it stay in the house long. Also, I use my crock pot for 8-10 hours and then the batch is done. Usually within 5 hours the batch is mushy (AND SWEET TO THE TASTE) but I take a taste every hour till the very end.<br /><br />My home always smells of apples Cierra's Sweetshttp://www.etsy.com/shop/cierrassweetsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-8926434216510179772010-12-17T20:37:20.001-08:002010-12-17T20:37:20.001-08:00making this right now :) I cut up 9 honeycrisp app...making this right now :) I cut up 9 honeycrisp apples, and added the vanilla, I am planning on no sugar, but am ok with adding some if I think it needs it. As much as my kids like apples and other fruit, I probably won't. I'm looking forward to it!! The hubby LOVES Apple butter!!Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371845712818896783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-33567179612769176792010-10-28T10:27:31.791-07:002010-10-28T10:27:31.791-07:00I halved the recipe and made in my tiny crock. Onl...I halved the recipe and made in my tiny crock. Only used a 1/4 cup of each sugar and added nutmeg. I made it last week and it's almost gone. It was sooo amazing. Thx for the recipe. I'll be making a ton of this for the holidays.kenyattanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-81223663536710710742010-10-04T16:56:16.023-07:002010-10-04T16:56:16.023-07:00I don't use any sugar in mine. My secret to th...I don't use any sugar in mine. My secret to the sweetness is using apple cider. Most recipes I've come across call for adding water to help the apples cook down, like applesauce. But I was trying to avoid the tons of sugar used, so I tried it with cider and the usual spices and it turned out fantastic. I do blend it down so it's nice and smooth. Also, I use a splash-guard (screened) TLeavesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-47176461184434900532010-05-31T14:53:49.668-07:002010-05-31T14:53:49.668-07:00My apple butter turned out great! It made a ton. I...My apple butter turned out great! It made a ton. I froze most of it.Kristen Bolandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-91574104093357222112010-03-22T04:20:57.920-07:002010-03-22T04:20:57.920-07:00Made this last night and it's still in the las...Made this last night and it's still in the last stage of cooking but tastes terrific! I'm a retired lady (kids grown and on their own) so had time to peel nine Gala apples; then used slicer/corer (from Crate & Barrel) to speed up process. Put little steamer grid (from my small wok) atop slices and vanilla in CrockPot and stacked peelings on grid to cook nutrients into apple mixtureArlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-39277771523590879322010-03-08T20:27:01.684-08:002010-03-08T20:27:01.684-08:00I just made this using mostly red pears, and a few...I just made this using mostly red pears, and a few fuji apples. I used 1 cup of each kind of sugar, and I added almost 1 t cloves, and I used my homemade vanilla. Mmmmmmmm! Very good! It is still cooking in there, but it already tastes wonderful!!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533855508330647505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-70163133587319755802009-12-10T09:26:51.594-08:002009-12-10T09:26:51.594-08:00I used granny smith apples, 2 cups white sugar, 2 ...I used granny smith apples, 2 cups white sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground cloves. Wonderful!!! I processed 5, 1/2 pint jars in my canner for presents then made another batch for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-62086445916461343052009-10-20T10:37:32.482-07:002009-10-20T10:37:32.482-07:00My Mom used to make a rather complicated, work int...My Mom used to make a rather complicated, work intensive stove top version when I was a kid. I HATED stirring the apples every 15 minutes... We had a bumper crop of apples this year and when I ran across your recipe I was there! Just finished making and bottling 4 batches of this and LOVE it! I used 3 different apples and since my reds were super sweet I only added a half cup of brown sugar. It Linda J.http://www.snrproject.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-57929379047041960252009-10-17T21:17:48.089-07:002009-10-17T21:17:48.089-07:00I'm making this right now and just tried a tas...I'm making this right now and just tried a taste and oh my gosh it's so good! I used 3/4 cup of each sugar like you recommended in your note and it was perfect!<br /><br />I can't wait to put it on biscuits!christenandjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027309691049540072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-72288996283351325722009-10-03T20:04:49.208-07:002009-10-03T20:04:49.208-07:00I've never had apple butter, but I was intrigu...I've never had apple butter, but I was intrigued and made this, cutting back the sugar to a total of one cup. Absolutely amazing!!! Thank you so much for a fabulous recipe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com