# Apple Butter

Learn how to make quick and easy apple butter that will impress your whole family, perfect for holiday gifts.

- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 10 to 12 Granny Smith apples
- white sugar
- brown sugar
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- apple pie spice
- ground cloves
- white vinegar
- water

## Instructions

1. Dice a bunch of apples; the video uses about 10-12 small Granny Smith apples to fill a small crockpot.
2. Add white sugar to the apples in the crockpot.
3. Add brown sugar to the apples.
4. Add cinnamon to the apples.
5. Add nutmeg to the apples.
6. Add apple pie spice (as a substitute for allspice) to the apples.
7. Add ground cloves to the apples.
8. Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly with a wooden spoon, ensuring no pockets of sugar or spices remain.
9. Plug in the crockpot and set it to high for 6 hours; the video mentions leaving it for about 4 hours.
10. Blend the cooked apple mixture using an immersion blender until it reaches the desired consistency; a normal blender can also be used.
11. Preheat jars in the oven before filling them with the hot apple butter.
12. Fill the hot jars with apple butter, leaving a 1/4 inch headspace.
13. Wipe the edges of the jars with white vinegar to ensure a clean sealing surface.
14. Place the lids and rings on the jars, ensuring the rings are tight enough to prevent movement but not overtightened.
15. Place the filled jars into an electric canner (or a canning pot if preferred).
16. Add enough water to cover the jars entirely, about 2 inches above the jars.
17. Add a splash of vinegar to the canning water to prevent the jars from becoming cloudy.
18. Close the lid of the electric canner, select the appropriate setting (for 10 minutes) and start the canning process.
19. Let the canned apple butter sit on the counter overnight to properly seal.

## Equipment

- small crockpot
- knife
- cutting board
- wooden spoon
- immersion blender
- jars
- tray
- canning funnel
- white cloth
- jar lifter
- electric canner

## Tips

- Preheat jars in the oven to prevent them from bursting when hot liquid is added.
- Wipe the edges of the jars with white vinegar to ensure a proper seal.
- Do not overtighten the rings on the jars; just tight enough to prevent the lids from moving during canning.
- Add a splash of vinegar to the canning water to prevent jars from getting cloudy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AhdksR/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/519e4150-3fa6-4c94-9184-ed5a23957e76
- Extracted: 2025-10-07

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