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5 from 6 votes

Crockpot Apple Butter

A long-time family apple butter recipe adapted for the slow cooker. Simple ingredients, simple to make!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time9 hours
Total Time9 hours 15 minutes
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy apple butter, homemade apple butter, slow cooker apple butter
Servings: 36 servings
Calories: 69kcal
Author: Polly Conner

Ingredients

  • 6 pounds Jonathan apples I used Braeburn.
  • 1 1/5 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 1 tbsp ground Cinnamon
  • 2 Cinnamon sticks
  • 1 whole star anise

Instructions

  • Peel and chop the apples into small pieces. (Use this apple peeler to speed up the process.)
  • Add apples, sugar, apple cider, ground cinnamon, cinnamon sticks and whole star anise to the slow cooker. Stir until apples are coated in the ingredients.
  • Cook for 4 hours on low.
  • Remove the cinnamon sticks and star of anise
  • Use an immersion blender to process the apples and smooth out the texture.
  • Add the cinnamon sticks and whole star anise back in and cook for 5 more hours.
  • Let cool, remove cinnamon sticks and star of anise.
  • Store in mason jars.

Notes

You could easily freeze the apple butter in mason jars (leaving 1-inch headroom) or in a freezer bag.
If you can't find Star of Anise, we've had readers say they didn't use it and it turned out fine.

Nutrition

Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 1mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g