Make crock-pot apple butter with low sugar or no sugar! Easy, healthy recipe that naturally sweetens breakfast foods and desserts. 1 cup brown sugar Use up to this amount or none at all. See notes below regarding options. Core, peel and slice apples and place in a crock-pot. Mix together sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
Instructions 1 Place the apples in a slow cooker. ... 2 Cover and cook high 5 hours, or low 10 hours, stirring once halfway, until the apples are tender and dark brown. 3 Uncover and puree with an immersion blender. 4 Cook on high uncovered 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until thickened. 5 Spoon into jars or containers, cover and refrigerate.
Reset slow cooker to high and continue cooking for two more hours. Leave the lid partially open to allow some moisture to escape (this helps thicken the mixture). Stir every 30-45 minutes to ensure the apple butter doesn’t burn on the bottom of the slow cooker.
Spices: You can omit the cloves and allspice if you want a plain, un-spiced version of slow cooker apple butter no sugar added. (You’ll still have the cinnamon for plenty of flavor.) And maybe the best part, besides eating it?