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Apple Butter

Condiments

Ingredients

  • 1.13 kg Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¹⁄₁₆ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground allspice
  • ⅛ cup apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
  • ¼ cup water

Method

  1. Place apple pieces into a large slow cooker. Add white sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and vinegar/lemon juice. Add water and mix well.
  2. Cover and cook on High until apples are starting to soften and release liquid, 1 to 2 hours. Reduce heat to Low and cook, uncovered, until all the apple flesh is dissolved, 5 to 6 hours. Stir occasionally.
  3. Puree using an immersion blender until smooth. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until darkened and thick, about 4 hours more. Pass apple butter through a strainer if desired. Seal in a glass container and refrigerate until cool.

    [!TIP] If you don't have a slow cooker, you can certainly make this on the stovetop over low heat, as long as you use a nice thick-bottomed pot and stir often. Another option would be to place the mixture in a large roasting pan and cook it in a slow oven, stirring occasionally until dark and thick