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Easy Crockpot Apple Butter

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If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

Fall is the perfect season to enjoy a sweet treat anytime of the day. Even breakfast can be a time to enjoy a sweet addition to your biscuit, croissant, or toast.

Of course, when it comes to fall, apples reign supreme. There’s apple pies, candy apples, apple cider, and so much more.

However, a great addition to your breakfast is apple butter. While you can often find this delicious treat in farmer’s markets and specialty shops, you can also make your own homemade apple butter right in your crockpot.

Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Now, making your own apple butter may seem like a larger task than you’re willing to take on. But, you wouldn’t believe how simple it is.

Thanks to slow cookers, you can make so many delicious foods without hardly any work. In fact, the hardest part of this recipe is peeling and slicing the apples.

Once that’s done, the Crockpot will do all the work.

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

In face, you can easily make this an overnight crockpot apple butter recipe by leaving the apple butter cooking on low in your crockpot overnight. This way you will wake up to warm and delicious apple butter, and the scent of apples and cinnamon filling your house.

What’s really great about this recipe, other than the ease of preparation, is how simple the ingredients are. You don’t need any special ingredients that are hard to find. In fact, you probably have all the ingredients in your kitchen. Apples, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla are all you need. Wouldn’t you rather make apple butter at home and know exactly what’s in it?

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

Once you discover how easy this recipe is to make, chances are you’ll be making crockpot apple butter throughout fall. Not only will you enjoy eating this, but it makes an amazing gift. Just pour your homemade apple butter into a mason jar and add a pretty ribbon and a label. The apple butter can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. If you actually can your homemade apple butter, it will last much, much longer.

A printable version of the recipe is included at the bottom of the post for your convenience.

Crockpot Apple Butter Ingredients

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

  • 3 lbs apples
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla

Pro Tip: To elevate the Fall spices in the recipe try using apple pie spice instead of cinnamon. 

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How to Make Crockpot Apple Butter

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

Core, peel, and slice apples.

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

Place apples in crockpot.

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

Add the white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla.

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

Toss the apples until completely coated.

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

Cook in crockpot for 10 hours on LOW. Stir (very) occasionally, if desired. After 10 hours, the apple butter will be dark and thickened. Whisk to make it a bit more smooth. Spoon into jars and store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

Enjoy your apple butter on toast, an English muffin, a croissant, or on a spoon straight out of the jar!

For more Fall slow cooker recipes:

  • Easy Crockpot Apple Cider
  • Cracker Barrel Fried Apples
  • Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili
  • Apple Pear Crisp in the Slow Cooker

Easy Crockpot Apple Butter

If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 hours
Total Time: 10 hours 15 minutes
Author: Jaclyn Shimmel
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Ingredients

  • 3 lbs apples, cored, peeled, and sliced
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Add apples, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla to crockpot. Toss the apples until completely coated.
  • Cook for 10 hours on low. Stir occasionally, if desired.
  • After 10 hours, the apple butter will be dark and thickened. Whisk to make it a bit more smooth.
  • Spoon apple butter into jars and store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by a third party and intended to serve as an estimate only. The accuracy of nutritional information is not guaranteed.

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If you love apples, try this delicious homemade crockpot apple butter recipe. You’re going to love how good it tastes on your favorite breakfast bread!

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By Jaclyn Shimmel | 11/05/2017
Filed Under: Breakfast, Recipes Tagged With: apple, Comfort Food, Fall, Slow Cooker

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Comments

  1. Lori Smanski says

    11/06/2017 at 3:46 pm

    sweet thanks I always get some when I go to Shipshewana IN made by the Amish

    Reply
  2. Amber Ludwig says

    11/06/2017 at 5:55 pm

    Oooh I still have apples leftover from apple picking!! Totally making this!! It looks amazing and super easy!

    Reply
  3. Marthalynn says

    11/07/2017 at 10:08 am

    Oh yum! This looks so simple. Love when I can use up the bounty of apple picking on something like this. It’s great to share with others!

    Reply
  4. adassecret says

    11/07/2017 at 6:42 pm

    This would make a really good holiday breakfast. I will have to return to your blog to get the recipe closer to the holidays.

    Reply
  5. Anna Pry says

    11/08/2017 at 10:20 am

    i’ve only made apple sauce, need to try apple butter too

    Reply
  6. gloria patterson says

    11/08/2017 at 6:46 pm

    that looks so rich and thick I want a big spoon full

    Reply
  7. becke weems says

    11/03/2022 at 8:28 pm

    can this be waterbather in order to store it ?

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    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      11/04/2022 at 10:53 am

      I have no experience with canning so I can’t say for sure.

      Reply
  8. Shelly says

    11/04/2022 at 11:42 am

    wonder if you could do half apple half pear for apple pear butter

    Reply
  9. Anonymous says

    11/05/2022 at 6:10 pm

    what kind of apples work best?

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    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      11/08/2022 at 11:41 am

      Soft apples are best such as Fugi, McIntosh, or Golden Delicious. I have found that mixing 2 or 3 varieties give the apple butter the best taste.

      Reply

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