Apple Butter Recipe

This homemade apple butter recipe is simple and delicious, requiring just a few ingredients and a slow cooker. After cooking and blending the apples, you’ll have a smooth spread perfect for toast, oatmeal, and more!

5 from 6 votes

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 8

Cook Time 8 30

Total Time 8 38

Course Spreads

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 167 kcal

Ingredients

4 lbs apples sweet or tart
½ cup brown sugar
⅓ cup white sugar
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅓ teaspoon ground nutmeg
⅓ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Peel and core the apples, then cut them into bite-sized pieces.
Place the apple pieces in a slow cooker, adding sugar, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and vanilla. Stir well to combine.
Cook on high for 7 hours, stirring occasionally.
After 7 hours, blend the apples in a blender until smooth.
Return the apple butter to the slow cooker and cook on high for an additional hour. You can enjoy the apple butter immediately or transfer it to sterilized jars for later storage.

Video

Notes

Feel free to tweak the sugar to suit your taste. If you like your apple butter less sweet, just dial down the sugar.
Mixing sweet and tart apples gives a nice balance of flavors. Think Fuji, Granny Smith, or Honeycrisp for a tasty combination.
Want more flavor? Sprinkle in some allspice or cloves along with cinnamon and nutmeg.

We work hard to give you accurate calorie counts and nutritional info for our recipes, but remember, these numbers can change depending on the ingredients you choose, how you cook them, and your portion sizes.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 1gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 83mgPotassium: 213mgFiber: 5gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 99IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 0.3mg

Keyword apple butter recipe

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!