Crafting All-Day Apple Butter is a labor of love that rewards patience with a rich, velvety spread bursting with concentrated apple flavor. Begin by selecting a variety of apples, combining sweet and tart varieties for a well-rounded taste.
Peel, core, and slice the apples, then slow-cook them with sugar, cinnamon, and a touch of cloves in a crockpot or on the stove. The all-day simmer allows the apples to break down, releasing their natural sweetness and melding with the warm spices to create a luscious, thick butter.
As the mixture cooks, your home will be filled with the comforting aroma of simmering apples and spices, creating an inviting atmosphere that heightens the anticipation for the final result.
Stir the apple mixture intermittently throughout the day to ensure even cooking and prevent sticking. As the apples break down further, the butter thickens, developing a deep, caramelized color and a velvety texture.
Adjust the sweetness and spice levels to suit your taste, creating a personalized All-Day Apple Butter that captures the essence of autumn. Once it reaches the desired consistency, blend the mixture to achieve a smooth, homogenous texture.
Allow the apple butter to cool before storing it in jars. Spread this delectable creation on toast, swirl it into yogurt, or use it as a versatile ingredient in both sweet and savory dishes. The effort invested in crafting All-Day Apple Butter is repaid with a jar of homemade goodness, a testament to the art of slow-cooking and the rich flavors that emerge with time. Share the love by gifting jars to friends and family, allowing them to savor the taste of autumn any time of the year.
All-Day Apple Butter Recipe | S2Recipes
Details All-Day Apple Butter Recipes
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 11 hrs
Total Time: 11 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 128
Yield: 4 pints
Ingredients For All-Day Apple Butter Recipes
5 ½ pounds apples - peeled, cored and finely chopped
4 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions: All-Day Apple Butter Recipes
Step 1: Place apples in a slow cooker. Mix sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl; pour over apples and mix well.
Step 2: Cover and cook on High for 1 hour.
Step 3: Reduce heat to Low and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened and dark brown, 9 to 11 hours.
Step 4: Uncover and continue cooking on Low for 1 hour. Stir with a whisk to increase smoothness if desired.
Step 5: Spoon mixture into sterile containers, cover, and refrigerate or freeze.
Made this last year and my MIL said it was exactly like her mommy used to make when she was a little girl. Thank you for sharing this recipe. It’s a keeper!
This is the best Apple butter I've ever tasted but I tweeked the recipe a bit. Instead of cloves, I used nutmeg. It's so good!
I loved it. I added 3 cups of sugar in layers to each crockpot and a few of those red hot cinnamon candies. Also, since I wasn't sure what kind of apples I was using (we have several different trees), it was a little chunky this morning so I was lucky enough to have one of those hand mixers that has a whisk attachment. A quick minute of whisking each pot and the jars were ready to fill. So smooth. Easy and tastes delicious.
Used gala apples I peeled, cored and pulsed in my food processor a few times. Cooked them per the recipe except I forgot to turn the temp down all night. Wound up being just fine. After a few hours uncovered, I used my burr mixer to smooth it out. Canned it in my canner and was able to make 7 beautiful jars. Delicious!
This turned out great! I was even able to speed up the process by cooking it on high for 5 hours instead of all day. Yum!
Loved this recipe! Except I made some modifications, instead of cloves I used apple pie spice. Also did not add any salt to my batch. Turned out great both times.
Made it as is just cut in 1/2. Husband loves it too on English muffins with his morning coffee.
Excellent base recipe! Definitely a keeper! Used Gala and Pink Lady apples- 3lbs each. Chopped up apples into bite size pieces- added 1 3/4 cups light brown sugar, 2 Tsp ground cloves, 1TBSP cinnamon, 2 tsp apple pie spice. Mixed and using a food processor chopped into smaller bits- this had to be done in small batches. Placed back in crock pot, covered and cooked on low for 10 hrs- checking to mash down larger bits. Removed and put in processor again and processed til a smooth consistency. Returned to the crock pot and cooked on high for 1hr mixing occasionally. Consistency thickens as it cools. Canned in 1/2 pint jars- yield 4-6 jars.
It turned out great , I put them in sterilized jars and put them in a hot bath to seal, will make again , so easy
