Homemade Apple Butter {Crock Pot Recipe}

Homemade Apple Butter is amazingly easy to make when you let the crock pot do all the work!  Well, you still have to peel, core, and dice a LOT of apples but then it is just a matter of time.

Each fall, we visit Huber's Farm to pick our own apples.  Wiggles and I went on Sunday afternoon and enjoyed the beautiful weekend weather.  Cooler temperatures and warm sun! I love the start of the Fall!

The varieties of apples depends on the season.  This year we were able to pick Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Jonathon, and Mutzo.  I have no idea what a Mutzo apple even is.  ;)

Ingredients

12 cups of diced apples (peel, core, and dice) 
1 to 1-1/2 cups of sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves


Start by washing the apples in a vinegar and water bath.  Rinse well.  Peel apples.  Remove the core and then dice.  Chunks do not have to be that small.

Place all apples in a crock pot.  Cover with sugar, cinnamon, and cloves.

Set crock pot to low.  Four hours later, stir the apples well and mash with a potato masher. Take a quick taste test to assess sweetness.  Add additional sugar if needed to suite your personal taste.  Replace lid and cook an additional 1-3 hours, stirring well every hour.  The apple butter will be dark in color when done.

I freeze my apple butter in individual Bell freezer jars.


Enjoy over pancakes, waffles, or biscuits.