Slow-cooked apple butter
Homemade condiments are always worth the effort - and this apple butter is no different! Full of depth and flavour, this simple slow-cooked recipes is the perfect topping for porridge and desserts.
- 7 hrs cooking
- Makes 3 cups
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Ingredients
- 1 kg apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cooking salt
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways
Method
- 1Combine apple, juice, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cloves in a 4.5-litre slow cooker. Cook, covered, on High for 6 hours.
- 2Uncover; add vanilla bean. Boil, uncovered and stirring, for 20 minutes or until thick and browned. Discard vanilla bean and cloves.
- 3Pour hot apple butter into hot sterilised jars; seal immediately. Label and date jars when cold.
Notes
Serve on porridge sprinkled with sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon and honey.
