So, my daughter and I made about 20 jars of apple butter. YUMMY!! She was so excited, because she was able to help with the apples this year. I just LOVE the way that my house smells when I am peeling and cutting apples, and I have cinnamon and nutmeg out. It just smells so warm and cozy, which is just perfect for the cooler weather we have been having. The smell always makes me think of Christmas. We actually played Christmas music while we were making the apple butter. Yummy!! I thought some of you guys might be interested in this “recipe” of my mom’s. It is so tasty. It really isn’t a recipe, because all apples taste different and so apple butter is really something that you taste and adjust. This apple butter was made in the crock pot. I actually only cooked mine about 4 hours because I wanted to finish in one day.
Apple Butter Recipe:
Blend apples in food processor without peels.
Pour apples into crock pot until about 2/3 full.
Add to taste:
Sugar (I used a combination of sugar and sucanet, but you can use straight sugar)
Apple pie spice
Nutmeg
Cinnamon
(I add about two cups of sugar, sprinkle apple pie spice on top until it just covers the apples, 1 tsp nutmeg, and sprinkle cinnamon on top like the apple pie spice.) Taste after adding the sugar to be sure that it is sweet enough to your liking.
Cook on low all night. Turn the crock pot off in the morning to avoid a burned taste. Do not leave longer than 10 hours or so.
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There’s something about the smell of apple butter that is so comforting and perfect for when the leaves start to fall. Thank you for sharing yours.
Yum! I bet that did smell wonderful!! Thanks for sharing on 2 Maids a Baking!!
I’ve never made apple butter, but I’m going to try soon!
Yum! I LOVE apple butter. Totally trying this out today with some new facy jars I just bought! Thank you for sharing!
Great Lynnie! I hope that you enjoy it!
Sounds delicious. I’ve never made it before either. My elderberry applesauce experiment sounds similar–maybe I actually made apple butter?
MMM. I’ve always wanted to make apple butter. You make it sound easy!
I love the fact you use the crock pot. I am going to use this recipe tomorrow. I have soooo many apples and trying to find ways to use them. Found you off of Ladybird lane.
I hope that you enjoy it Candice! It is really easy, Steph. (-:
I wonder if you could do the same with pears? I have a bunch and was going to make jam. I love apple butter though so…..maybe pear butter. Of course, there may be a reason why I haven’t heard of it…haha. Thanks for sharing again at Tuesday’s TAsty Tidbits. It is really appreciated.
I have had pear butter before, and it was really good. I have not tried myself though. I love pears! I should try that next year. (-:
Looks delish!
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I can’t wait to see what you have in store this week!
Cheers!
Jenn
Thanks, Jenn!
Rene, there is nothing better than homemade Apple Butter on a hot biscuit, yummy! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week and come back soon!
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