Homemade Slow Cooker Apple Butter (no sugar added!)
Slow cooker apple butter with no added sugar -- just sweet juicy apples and spices! Great for using extra apples up and amazing when used in baked goods or just spread on toast.
Servings 8 cups
Ingredients
- 10 SweeTango apples
- ¼ cup water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Slice and core apples (no need to peel). Place all apple slices into crockpot.
- Add water, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and vanilla extract. Cover and cook on low for 10 hours, stirring every few hours if possible.
- Once done, use an immersion blender or a regular blender to blend. This is your applesauce if you want to leave it at that. If not, you can continue to make apple butter: Keep in slow cooker for another hour or two with the lid slightly off to release steam.
- Continue to cook on low to reduce the apple butter by about half, or until darker in color. You can also transfer to a large pot and reduce apple butter on the stovetop instead. Enjoy!
Notes
If you want the apple butter sweeter, try adding 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, coconut sugar or pure maple syrup to the apples while cooking.