Apple butter is a luscious, thick, and spreadable fruit butter that's commonly made with apples, sugar, and spices. It is often a labor of love, as the traditional method of cooking apple butter requires several hours of simmering over low heat. Thankfully, there's an easier and more convenient way to enjoy this delectable treat: with an all night apple butter recipe. This hands-off approach allows you to set your ingredients in a slow cooker or crock pot before you go to bed, and wake up to a warm and fragrant batch of apple butter in the morning. All-night apple butter is a perfect make-ahead condiment that can be enjoyed on toast, waffles, pancakes, or even ice cream. It also makes a thoughtful and unique gift for friends and family. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of planning, you can create a delicious batch of all-night apple butter that will tantalize your taste buds and warm your soul.
Let's cook with our recipes!
TIMELESS APPLE BUTTER
This apple butter is good.
Provided by gracygirl
Categories Fruit Butters
Time 11h20m
Yield 128
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Stir apples, sugar, apple cider, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and cloves together in a slow cooker.n
- Cook on High for 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown, 9 to 11 hours. Remove cover and continue cooking on Low, whisking occasionally, until desired smoothness is achieved, about 1 hour.n
- Sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack the apple butter into the hot, sterilized jars, filling the jars to within 1/4 inch of the top. Run a knife or a thin spatula around the insides of the jars after they have been filled to remove any air bubbles. Wipe the rims of the jars with a moist paper towel to remove any food residue. Top with lids, and screw on rings.n
- Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil and lower jars into the boiling water using a holder. Leave a 2-inch space between the jars. Pour in more boiling water if necessary to bring the water level to at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Bring the water to a rolling boil, cover the pot, and process for 10 minutes.n
- Remove the jars from the stockpot and place onto a cloth-covered or wood surface, several inches apart, until cool. Once cool, press the top of each lid with a finger, ensuring that the seal is tight (lid does not move up or down at all). Store in a cool, dark area.n
Nutrition Facts : Calories 27.9 calories, Carbohydrate 7.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Sodium 4.9 mg, Sugar 6.6 g
ALL-DAY APPLE BUTTER
This tasty apple butter is a real slow cooker, but well worth the wait. Depending on the sweetness of the apples used, the amount of sugar may be adjusted to taste.
Provided by Terri
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Canning and Preserving Recipes Fruit Butter Recipes
Time 11h30m
Yield 128
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place the apples in a slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Pour the mixture over the apples in the slow cooker and mix well.
- Cover and cook on high 1 hour.
- Reduce heat to low and cook 9 to 11 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.
- Uncover and continue cooking on low 1 hour. Stir with a whisk, if desired, to increase smoothness.
- Spoon the mixture into sterile containers, cover and refrigerate or freeze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 34.4 calories, Carbohydrate 9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 4.8 mg, Sugar 8.3 g
ALL NIGHT APPLE BUTTER
This was my first attempt at canning anything. Ever. I shouldn't have worried so much about preserving it. Everyone we gave this to as gifts one week ago has already finished theirs! Be prepared to dream of food as the whole house will smell like apple pie overnight as this cooks.
Provided by Hork it Down Horse
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Canning and Preserving Recipes Fruit Butter Recipes
Time 12h15m
Yield 50
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place apples in a slow cooker.
- Stir white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt together in a bowl; pour over apples. Add enough water to moisten apples.
- Cook on Low, overnight or 10 hours.
- Stir vanilla extract into apples. Cook, uncovered, for 2 hours more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 71.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.5 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 13.7 mg, Sugar 15.9 g
CHEF JOHN'S APPLE BUTTER
Move over, apple sauce. Apple butter is basically a spreadable apple pie filling, only better. Though cooking time is long, it's super easy and pretty hands-free. Pair it with some sharp Cheddar on a cheese plate, or slather it onto cheesy biscuits (see footnote). Other approved uses include spreading between the layers of a spice cake, filling seasonably appropriate thumbprint cookies, or even as a condiment for pork chops.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Canning and Preserving Recipes Fruit Butter Recipes
Time 10h15m
Yield 32
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.8 calories, Carbohydrate 21.8 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 74.5 mg, Sugar 20 g
OVERNIGHT APPLE BUTTER
Cook up a batch of the tastiest apple butter in no time by making it in a slow cooker with this recipe from Amy Traverso, author of "The Apple Lover's Cookbook." This recipe also includes instructions for canning apple butter.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Seasonal Recipes Fall Recipes Apple Recipes
Yield Makes 6 pint jars or 12 1/2-pint jars
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Turn a slow cooker on high and add all ingredients. Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Mixture should be bubbling vigorously. Reduce heat to low and cook for 1 hour more. Remove and discard star anise pod.
- With the lid set slightly ajar, continue cooking until apple butter is dark brown and thick, 7 to 9 hours more. Stir well and pass through a food mill or strainer, if necessary to remove any lumps.
- Place six clean 1-pint or twelve clean 1/2-pint jars right side up on a rack in a boiling-water canner. Fill canner and jars with hot water, about 1 inch above tops of jars. Bring jars to a boil over high heat; boil for 10 minutes. Using a jar lifter, remove and drain hot sterilized jars one at a time, reserving hot water for processing filled jars. Place jars on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet.
- In another large pot filled with water, bring to a boil over high heat and reduce to a simmer, then add clean lids and lid rings. Simmer lids for 10 minutes; do not boil, as this may cause problems in sealing jars. Drain lids and set aside.
- Divide apple butter evenly among sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch of space at top of each jar. Using tongs, place lids on jars. Using your hands, place rings on jars and tighten (but do not overtighten). Reheat water in the canner until it reaches at least 180 degrees, within 10 minutes of filling the jars. Place filled jars into the canner, one at a time, using a jar lifter securely positioned below neck of jar. Keep jars upright at all times.
- Add more boiling water, if needed, so that water covers jars by at least 1 inch. Increase heat to high and cover. Once water begins boiling, heat jars for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and gently transfer jars to a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet, taking care not to tilt jars and spacing each jar at least 1 inch apart. Avoid placing jars on a cold surface or near a cold draft.
- Let jars sit undisturbed until fully cooled, 12 to 24 hours. Do not tighten ring bands on the lids or push down on the center of the flat metal lid until jars have cooled completely.
- Once jars have cooled completely, test to make sure each jar is completely sealed: Press down on the middle of the lid with a finger. If lid springs up when finger is released, jar is unsealed. Store sealed jars in a cool place. If any of the jars are unsealed, store in refrigerator and use within several days.
ALL-DAY APPLE BUTTER
I make several batches of this simple and delicious homemade apple butter recipe to freeze in jars. Depending on the sweetness of the apples used, you can adjust the sugar to taste. -Betty Ruenholl, Syracuse, Nebraska
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 11h20m
Yield 4 pints.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place apples in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt; pour over apples and mix well. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. , Reduce heat to low; cover and cook for 9-11 hours or until thickened and dark brown, stirring occasionally (stir more frequently as it thickens to prevent sticking). , Uncover and cook on low 1 hour longer. If desired, stir with a wire whisk until smooth. Spoon into freezer containers, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Cover and refrigerate or freeze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 68 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 9mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein.
ALLSPICED APPLE BUTTER
Steps:
- Place the apples in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over low heat. Cook, uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add the brown sugar and spices; continue cooking over low heat, stirring occasionally, until very thick, about 30 minutes more. To test for doneness, place a spoonful of the mixture on a white plate and let sit for 20 seconds. If a ring of liquid forms around the apples, there is still too much liquid in the mixture. Continue cooking and testing until no ring forms.
CURTIS' APPLE BUTTER
Steps:
- Place all in pot. Cook for 2 1/2 hours, mashing apples occasionally, until color turns deep brown.
- Tip: APPLE RINGS
- Slice apples paper thin in rings. Spread on nonstick baking sheet, and bake at 220 degrees for one hour.
OVERNIGHT APPLE BUTTER
Make and share this Overnight Apple Butter recipe from Food.com.
Provided by dicentra
Categories Apple
Time 1h50m
Yield 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in a 5-quart electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 10 hours or until apples are very tender.
- Place a large fine-mesh sieve over a bowl; spoon one-third of apple mixture into sieve.
- Press mixture through sieve using the back of a spoon or ladle. Discard pulp. Repeat procedure with remaining apple mixture. Return apple mixture to slow cooker.
- Cook, uncovered, on high 1 1/2 hours or until mixture is thick, stirring occasionally. Spoon into a bowl; cover and chill up to a week.
- Stovetop variation: Combine all ingredients in a Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium-low heat 1 hour or until apples are very tender, stirring occasionally.
- Strain through a sieve as recipe instructs in Step 2. Return mixture to pan. Cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat 15 minutes or until thick, stirring frequently.
ALL NIGHT APPLE BUTTER
This was my first attempt at canning anything. Ever. I shouldn't have worried so much about preserving it. Everyone we gave this to as gifts one week ago has already finished theirs! Be prepared to dream of food as the whole house will smell like apple pie overnight as this cooks.
Provided by Hork it Down Horse
Categories Fruit Butters
Time 12h15m
Yield 50
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place apples in a slow cooker.
- Stir white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt together in a bowl; pour over apples. Add enough water to moisten apples.
- Cook on Low, overnight or 10 hours.
- Stir vanilla extract into apples. Cook, uncovered, for 2 hours more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 71.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.5 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 13.7 mg, Sugar 15.9 g
ALL NIGHT APPLE BUTTER
This was my first attempt at canning anything. Ever. I shouldn't have worried so much about preserving it. Everyone we gave this to as gifts one week ago has already finished theirs! Be prepared to dream of food as the whole house will smell like apple pie overnight as this cooks.
Provided by Hork it Down Horse
Categories Fruit Butters
Time 12h15m
Yield 50
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place apples in a slow cooker.
- Stir white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt together in a bowl; pour over apples. Add enough water to moisten apples.
- Cook on Low, overnight or 10 hours.
- Stir vanilla extract into apples. Cook, uncovered, for 2 hours more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 71.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.5 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 13.7 mg, Sugar 15.9 g
ALL DAY APPLE BUTTER (CROCK POT)
"This tasty apple butter is a real slow cooker, but well worth the wait. Depending on the sweetness of the apples used, the amount of sugar may be adjusted to taste." I have also substituted pears for apples and it turned out quite well.
Provided by Teri8551
Categories Apple
Time 11h30m
Yield 4 pints, 128 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place the apples in a slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Pour the mixture over the apples in the slow cooker and mix well.
- Cover and cook on high 1 hour.
- Reduce heat to low and cook 9 to 11 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.
- Uncover and continue cooking on low 1 hour. Stir with a whisk, if desired, to increase smoothness.
- Spoon the mixture into sterile containers, cover and refrigerate or freeze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 34.4, Sodium 4.8, Carbohydrate 9, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 8.3, Protein 0.1
APPLE BUTTER
Chevy Chase helps Martha make a healthy school lunch for kids using seasonal fruit: apple butter.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Seasonal Recipes Fall Recipes Apple Recipes
Yield Makes about 1 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven over medium heat, melt butter and add apples. Cook apples until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add cider, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to a simmer. Let simmer, partially covered and stirring occasionally, until soft, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Mash softened apples with a potato masher. Remove from heat and add lemon juice, lemon zest, and cinnamon. Using an immersion blender, puree mixture until smooth.
- Pour apple mixture evenly into a baking dish. Transfer to oven and bake, stirring occasionally, until thickened and reduced, about 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Let cool before serving. Apple butter may be kept, refrigerated in an airtight container, up to 5 days.
ALL NIGHT APPLE BUTTER
This was my first attempt at canning anything. Ever. I shouldn't have worried so much about preserving it. Everyone we gave this to as gifts one week ago has already finished theirs! Be prepared to dream of food as the whole house will smell like apple pie overnight as this cooks.
Provided by Hork it Down Horse
Categories Fruit Butters
Time 12h15m
Yield 50
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place apples in a slow cooker.
- Stir white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt together in a bowl; pour over apples. Add enough water to moisten apples.
- Cook on Low, overnight or 10 hours.
- Stir vanilla extract into apples. Cook, uncovered, for 2 hours more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 71.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.5 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 13.7 mg, Sugar 15.9 g
Tips:
- Choose the right apples: For the best flavor, use a combination of sweet and tart apples, such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Braeburn.
- Prepare your apples properly: Wash and peel the apples, then cut them into small pieces. This will help them cook evenly and break down more easily.
- Use a slow cooker or a large pot: A slow cooker is the ideal appliance for making apple butter, as it allows the apples to cook slowly and gently. However, you can also use a large pot over low heat.
- Add spices and flavorings: Feel free to experiment with different spices and flavorings to create your own unique apple butter. Some popular additions include cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and vanilla extract.
- Be patient: Making apple butter takes time, so be patient. The longer you cook it, the thicker and more flavorful it will become.
Conclusion:
All Night Apple Butter is an easy yet delicious recipe that will fill your home with the warm aroma of apples and spices. It's the perfect spread for toast, muffins, or pancakes, and it also makes a great gift. So next time you have a lot of apples on hand, be sure to give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed.
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