Homemade Apple ButterHomemade Apple Butter
Homemade Apple Butter

Homemade Apple Butter

There’s no better way to kick off the fall season than by making this delicious cinnamon-spiced apple butter. Sure, you could buy apple butter from the store or a farmer’s market, but with as easy and as fresh as this recipe is, you’ll want to make it at home!
Ashley Durand of Plate & Pen
Ashley Durand of Plate & Pen
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Recipe - Heinen's of Rocky River
Glass of Homemade Apple Butter with a cinnamon stick as garnish
Homemade Apple Butter
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings30
Cook Time720 Minutes
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Ingredients
5 lbs. sweet locally grown apples
1 cup Heinen's light brown sugar, packed
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp. Heinen's honey
1 Tbsp. Heinen's ground cinnamon
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. Heinen's ground cloves
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. maple extract
Directions
  1. Slice the apples into small ¼-inch pieces and dispose of the cores. You do not need to peel the apples.
  2. Place the apples in the basin of a large slow cooker and drizzle the honey over top.
  3. In a medium-size bowl, stir together the sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cloves until well-combined.
  4. Pour the sugar mixture over the apple pieces and stir until well combined.
  5. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low heat for 10 hours.
  6. Once 10 hours has elapsed, use an immersion blender to puree the apples until smooth.
  7. Add the vanilla and maple extract.
  8. Turn slow cooker to low heat and cook for another 2 hours, uncovered. Stir occasionally.
  9. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. This apple butter will keep for about 2 weeks.
15 minutes
Prep Time
720 minutes
Cook Time
30
Servings

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Makes 30 servings
5 lbs. sweet locally grown apples
Fuji Apples
Fuji Apples, 0.5 Pound
$1.00 avg/ea$1.99/lb
1 cup Heinen's light brown sugar, packed
Domino Brown Sugar, Light
Domino Brown Sugar, Light, 16 Ounce
$2.49$0.16/oz
¾ cup granulated sugar
Chobani Yogurt, Zero Sugar, Vanilla Flavor
Chobani Yogurt, Zero Sugar, Vanilla Flavor, 5.3 Ounce
$1.79$0.34/oz
2 Tbsp. Heinen's honey
Honey Maid Graham Crackers
Honey Maid Graham Crackers, 14.4 Ounce
$4.99$0.35/oz
1 Tbsp. Heinen's ground cinnamon
Cinnamon Coffee Cake Muffin 2ct
Cinnamon Coffee Cake Muffin 2ct, 2 Each
$3.69$1.85 each
½ tsp. salt
Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookie
Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookie, 4 Each
$5.79$1.45 each
¼ tsp. Heinen's ground cloves
McCormick Ground Cloves
McCormick Ground Cloves, 0.9 Ounce
$7.79$8.66/oz
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Flavorganics Vanilla Extract, Organic
Flavorganics Vanilla Extract, Organic, 2 Ounce
$7.99$4.00/oz
1 tsp. maple extract
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Directions

  1. Slice the apples into small ¼-inch pieces and dispose of the cores. You do not need to peel the apples.
  2. Place the apples in the basin of a large slow cooker and drizzle the honey over top.
  3. In a medium-size bowl, stir together the sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cloves until well-combined.
  4. Pour the sugar mixture over the apple pieces and stir until well combined.
  5. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low heat for 10 hours.
  6. Once 10 hours has elapsed, use an immersion blender to puree the apples until smooth.
  7. Add the vanilla and maple extract.
  8. Turn slow cooker to low heat and cook for another 2 hours, uncovered. Stir occasionally.
  9. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. This apple butter will keep for about 2 weeks.