Apple Butter

September 26, 2013katgeitner

This months Cooking with Ms. Kat is an APPLE theme! It goes along great with last weeks field trip to Apple Hill Orchard. And I thought it would be something fun to do with the pre schoolers. I tinkered with this recipe for several days and after several batches I found what I think is YUMMY, super simple, and most importantly something that pre school kids can do and that is what it’s all about, getting the kids involved!

Ms. Kat’s Crockpot Apple Butter:
this easily doubles, triples, etc….
1 dozen apples*
3/4 cup brown sugar
4 cloves
1 t cinnamon
1 lemon zest and juice
1/4 to 1/2 cup orange juice
Peel. Core. Blitz Apples in food processor. Put in crockpot. Add brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, juices and zest. Stir well. Set crockpot on low for 10 hrs. Next, prop open lid to crock and set on low for additional 4 to 8 hrs depending on texture and type of apples. So yes, this is a 2 day process!
*I used a mix of apples. I used Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, play around and find what you like best! Personally, I prefer the tart apples and if I was buying them I would go with Granny Smith, Pink Lady, or Honeycrisp.

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