APPLE BUTTER
Charlotte van Rensburg
Charlotte van Rensburg
- Start by peeling, coring and slicing 3kg of apples.
- Place all the apples into a large crock pot along with 2-4 cups of sugar (depending on your sweet tooth), 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of cloves. cook it on high until the apples are cooked down (about 5-6 hours).
- After my apples are soft and cooked down I take my electric hand mixer and blend the apples and spices together (after about 5 hours on high in the crock pot) I periodically mix them up until it is all blended throughout the evening.
- Then I turn it down to low and cook them overnight. This takes a LONG TIME to cook down, but it is worth it.
- In the morning it will have turned a beautiful brownish red color. I mix it again and then I take the top off the crock pot and let it thicken until it is my desired consistency (usually another 2-4 hours).
- Bottle warm.