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Simple CrockPot Apple Sauce / Apple Butter

Simple way to make homemade apple sauce or apple butter. Same recipe just depends on the cook time.

Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
240 min
Total Time
270 min
Cook Temp
0
Servings
1
Calories
1
Simple CrockPot Apple Sauce / Apple Butter

Ingredients

  • 6 pounds apples... We like honey crisp
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp apple pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • for apple butter:
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves

Instructions

  1. wash, peel, core & ruff chop apples
  2. ** if just making apple sauce **
  3. toss everything into the crock pot EXCEPT the cloves
  4. ** if making apple butter
  5. toss everything into the crock pot
  6. ** what we do is we make a 50/50 batch
  7. toss everything into the crock pot EXCEPT the cloves
  8. cook on low for about 3 hours COVERED
  9. ** apple sauce use an emersion blender." or regular blender" and pulse until the desired chunkiness is made.
  10. ** if making apple butter blend until completely smooth and stir in the cloves and cook uncovered for about 1 more hour or until it has reached your desired thickness.
  11. ** if making the 50/50 rule as we do..
  12. use an emersion blender." or regular blender" and pulse until the desired chunkiness is made.
  13. then remove half.
  14. blend the balance until completely smooth and stir in the cloves and cook uncovered for about 1 more hour or until it has reached your desired thickness.