Chef John's Apple Butter recipe
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Ingredients
- 5 pounds Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces 1 ½ cups white sugar ½ cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground allspice ¼ cup apple cider vinegar 1 splash water
Nutrition Info
- 81.8 caloriescarbohydrate: 21.8 gcholesterol: : -fat: : -fiber: 1.5 gprotein: 0.2 gsaturatedFat: : -servingSize: -sodium: 74.5 mgsugar: 20 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Apple Butter
Directions
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Place apple pieces into a large slow cooker. Add white sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and vinegar. Add a splash of water and mix well.
Cover and cook on High until apples are starting to soften and release liquid, 1 to 2 hours. Reduce heat to Low and cook, uncovered, until all the apple flesh is dissolved, 5 to 6 hours. Stir occasionally.
Puree using an immersion blender until smooth. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until darkened and thick, about 4 hours more. Pass apple butter through a strainer if desired. Seal in a glass container and refrigerate until cool.