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Posts tagged apple butter

Dec 29
HOME MADE APPLE BUTTER My family has always been a big fan of apple butter.  It’s good on toast, mixed in yogurt, oatmeal or cottage cheese.  So when I saw this recipe on Skinny Taste - I knew I had to make some as Christmas gifts.  The recipe is so easy because most of the leg work is done by a slow cooker.  The spices are just enough for added flavor, but not too overpowering.  Just the way I like it! INGREDIENTS:2½ lbs. (6 large) apples, peeled, cored, finely chopped (I used honeycrisp and gala) ½ c. white sugar ½ c. light brown sugar 1 t. ground cinnamon ⅛ t. allspice ⅛ t. nutmeg DIRECTIONS:Place the apples in a slow cooker. Top with sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg and mix well. Cover and cook on low 10 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown. Uncover and puree with an immersion blender. Cook on high uncovered for another 1-2 hours.  Spoon into sterile jars or containers and refrigerate.

HOME MADE APPLE BUTTER

My family has always been a big fan of apple butter.  It’s good on toast, mixed in yogurt, oatmeal or cottage cheese.  So when I saw this recipe on Skinny Taste - I knew I had to make some as Christmas gifts.  The recipe is so easy because most of the leg work is done by a slow cooker.  The spices are just enough for added flavor, but not too overpowering.  Just the way I like it!

INGREDIENTS:
2½ lbs. (6 large) apples, peeled, cored, finely chopped (I used honeycrisp and gala)
½ c. white sugar
½ c. light brown sugar
1 t. ground cinnamon
⅛ t. allspice
⅛ t. nutmeg

DIRECTIONS:
Place the apples in a slow cooker. Top with sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg and mix well.

Cover and cook on low 10 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.

Uncover and puree with an immersion blender.

Cook on high uncovered for another 1-2 hours.  Spoon into sterile jars or containers and refrigerate.
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