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Farm Kitchen:  Crockpot Apple Butter Recipe  |
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GrammyGoose
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
Sue
Liverpool
PA
USA
163 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 05:25:53 AM
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This is a very easy recipe for apple butter.
3 quarts peeled apples sliced thin
1/2 cup water
Place in crock pot on high all day then add:
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp ground clove
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Cook on low for about 4 hours
Stir, place in hot jars and seal.
Note: If apples are still too chunky, use mixer to break it down into a nice texture. Make sure it's still bubbling when you put it in your jars, can and seal.
Sue
Farmgirl #656
"This is the day that God made, let us drink juice and enjoy it!" - Reece Stutts, age 3 |
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Especially For You
True Blue Farmgirl
541 Posts
Tina
Watkinsville
GA
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Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 06:24:03 AM
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Thanks Sue! Last year I was lookng for just this recipe.
Tina |
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2309 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
2309 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 06:42:00 AM
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I love this apple butter Sue, it is the same recipe I use and it makes my house smell wonderful, so much like fall.
Julie
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Robin
Denver
CO
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 07:18:11 AM
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I wish I had an apple tree. I am going to buy a box of apples.
Can you leave the skin on? |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 08:20:22 AM
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oh, I'm going to try this soon!Thank you so much.
Maggie |
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bertha
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Bertha
St Joseph
Mi
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 08:31:18 AM
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| Sue This sounds great. Cant have sugar do you think Splenda would work? Bert Bush |
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
765 Posts
Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
765 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 10:19:16 AM
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This us the best apple butter recipe, and the easiest! I love it!
Merry
Farmgirl #536
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"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets how much the heart can hold."
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GrammyGoose
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
Sue
Liverpool
PA
USA
163 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 2:23:23 PM
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Bertha, I don't know if the Splenda would make it any different or not. I've never tried it that way, but should cook up a batch for my parents since they are both diabetic. If I get a chance to try it, I'll let you know.
Sue
Farmgirl #656
"This is the day that God made, let us drink juice and enjoy it!" - Reece Stutts, age 3 |
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Rivergirl_2007
True Blue Farmgirl
332 Posts
Shirley
Karnak
IL
USA
332 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 2:28:32 PM
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| Thanks for sharing - I just checked with our local orchard today and the apples will be ready Labor Day. I always purchase a bushel or two to make applesauce and apple butter, as well as pie filling, and slices for fried apples. |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 3:20:07 PM
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Sue: I love the recipe for a different reason. Every year for many years I made apple butter in an old copper kettle over an open fire. Stirred it with an apple butter paddle, a long stick with a paddle on the end with a hole in the middle. It took hours. But, by golly, it was the best apple butter I ever had. Can't wait to try yours. Thanks
Bonnie Ellis, Minnesota (I do lots of stuff the old way). If today's kids had to survive without electricity they would starve.
farmgirl 298
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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AmethystRose
True Blue Farmgirl
254 Posts
Rosemary
Huntingdon
PA
USA
254 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 4:44:15 PM
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| A local organization has been making apple butter in kettles over fires for a long time, and they always make a batch without any seasonings. You could make some without any sugar, and add Splenda to individual servings. |
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
940 Posts
T
MI
940 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 04:47:06 AM
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So....after it's cooked and ready to go...you heat the jars in a hot water bath (and lids) and then spoon the hot apple butter into the hot jars and put the lid on tight...right?
Then, do you have to put them BACK into the water bath to set those lids? And can some wonderful apple-guru-canning-goddess post how to make a pie filling to can??? And maybe an applesauce too???
I mean..it's a little embarrassing cause I live in MI (apple central) but I've never canned apples before? My canning repertoire is somewhat limited to tomatoes and a little salsa last year...Oh...and I tried grape jelly once too. But I crave a few "rows" of canned something on my shelves to pull out mid-winter to remind me of the summer....I'm throwing blueberries into the freezer but I'd really like to see those canning jars full of color on my shelves! Thanks. T |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 08:37:32 AM
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Thanks, Sue...I too will need a little clarification on the waterbath canning time. I have to be totally detailed or I worry myself to death about ruining things!
This will be so nice for me since I have so little time (a 5.5 month old will do that, I understand!)...
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 08:48:43 AM
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sue,
how many pints does this usually make.
Stra Meadow,
You should probably process the jars of apple butter for about 1o - 15 minutes for pints.
There is a really good apple pie filling recipe in one of the past issues of MJF. Don't remember which one, though.
Michele
www.2vintagedivas.etsy.com
www.stitchingby2sisters.etsy.com
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GrammyGoose
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
Sue
Liverpool
PA
USA
163 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 09:45:28 AM
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I have to be totally honest with you. I have never had the chance to can this. I make it and my kids are waiting to take their jar home and eat it. I usually get 5-6 jars out of a batch, depending on how much they eat while they are helping me. I make sure I have fresh biscuits coming out of the oven when this is ready and it disappears quickly.
Sue
Farmgirl #656
"This is the day that God made, let us drink juice and enjoy it!" - Reece Stutts, age 3 |
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Fruits and Veggies Nanna
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Loyce
Marietta
GA
USA
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Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 10:51:39 AM
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Do you have to put it into a water bath for a number of minutes after you can it?
Eat like your grandma's watchin! |
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Fruits and Veggies Nanna
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Loyce
Marietta
GA
USA
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Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 10:52:42 AM
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Do you have to put it into a water bath for a number of minutes after you can it?
Eat like your grandma's watchin! |
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
765 Posts
Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
765 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 11:00:58 AM
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I do, I water process like I would for jam.
Merry
Farmgirl #536
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 5:21:16 PM
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I Make Apple Butter every year, some with sugar and some with Splenda.
My neighbor is diabetic, so I make his with the Splenda and he loves it.
As far as the waterbath time, usually in any cookbook on canning they have the time table for apples listed. . not sure off the top of my head but 15 minutes comes to mind. . . please double check in your cookbook though.
The apple pie filling recipe sounds wonderful! Has anyone got a good one for canning???? I too would love to make a few jars for the winter.
Our wild apples are almost ready to pick any day now. . . I know, it seems early, however, our trees are already turning!
Joanna #566
JojoNH
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Robin
Denver
CO
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2009 : 1:55:07 PM
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I made this using apples with peels and just using my regular apple slicer that I use for slicing apples for my son. It turned out really yummy. I also cooked it for several hours before hitting the batch with my immersion blender. You cant tell the apple peels are there. Next time I might try popping the core in as well.
Yummy recipe. Thanks! |
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
940 Posts
T
MI
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Posted - Aug 26 2009 : 11:57:18 AM
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Ok...so I sliced/peeled and put apples into the crockpot and they "blooped" out of the pot onto the counter....but I've kept going and added my sugar/spices and we are now in the home stretch of cooking on low for a few hours. Already it's dark brown and spicey smelling. I don't think I'll have enough to "can" after the apples tried to make their get-away but enough to share with a neighbor and make a dandy back-to-school gift for the secretary in my office...(she's not mine mind you but she sure takes care of me like she is and I appreciate her in oh so many ways!!!) I may even bake some bread today too!
So....I took the peels and covered with water and cooked them down on the stove. Now I am simmering peels, sugar, spice to make a jelly of some sort. I've strained through cheesecloth twice now and it's still dark but relatively clear... This will make jelly right? |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2009 : 12:10:19 PM
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Thank you so much for this recipe I look forward to trying it! Thanks Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
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Laila
True Blue Farmgirl
273 Posts
Laila
Kutztown
PA
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2009 : 1:10:10 PM
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Do you keep the lid off the crock pot for the whole process?
Laila |
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Robin
Denver
CO
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2009 : 1:30:26 PM
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| I wonder if the batch was too large for her crockpot? |
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GrammyGoose
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
Sue
Liverpool
PA
USA
163 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2009 : 3:35:37 PM
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Laila, I leave the lid on the whole time.
Sue
Farmgirl #656
"This is the day that God made, let us drink juice and enjoy it!" - Reece Stutts, age 3 |
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Farm Kitchen: Crockpot Apple Butter Recipe |
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Crockpot Apple Butter Recipe
