Sweet Tea… in Italia!

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 6 cups

Equipment

  • crockpot

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

Crockpot Directions:

  • Peel, core, and slice all of the apples.
  • Place the apples in slow cooker with the vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Toss the apples with your hands to coat the apples with the cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Set your crockpot to low and cook for 4-6 hours or until apples are very soft.
  • When apples are soft when poked with a fork, turn off crockpot, open the lid and allow the apples to cool slightly before pureeing.

Stovetop directions:

  • In a large pot, place all ingredients plus the apple juice.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for about 2 hours until apples are soft.
  • Remove the heat and allow to cool slightly before pureeing.

To finish the apple butter:

  • Place the cooked apples in a blender or food processor and puree. If you have a smaller food processor, you may need to puree in several batches.
  • Pour the pureed apples in a glass container with a lid.
  • Keep in the refrigerator or freezer.
  • You can also can this apple butter, if you are not going to eat it immediately.
  • These will keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Notes

You can add 1/2 cup of brown sugar, but I personally think that apples are sweet enough without sugar.

One thought on “Homemade Apple Butter

  1. Oh, this is awesome! I love apple butter and can’t tell you how much I have spent buying at the store. Can’t wait to make this!

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