Easy Overnight Crock-Pot Apple Butter

This overnight crock-pot apple butter is thick, silky smooth and tastes just like apple pie in a jar. With warm spices and a hint of sweet caramel this apple butter embraces all of the nostalgia of sweater weather.

This easy overnight crock-pot apple butter recipe is so easy and does most of the work while you sleep. You can make it with or without the spices, and you will end up with a thick and silky apple butter for the perfect addition to your fall baking or breakfast table.

Another thing I love about this recipe, is that every part of the apple will see some love. I’ll be using the peels and cores to make scrapple jelly, and every single seed will get a chance to sprout.

If I had known how easy it was to make crock-pot apple butter, I would have started making it a long time ago. It is so light and sweet, yet it feels so rich, and it is oh so smooth!

We’ve been talking about apple picking since we moved to NC, but we ended up missing the season two years in a row. There was no way we were missing it again. While it was a bit late in the season when we found the time to go, we still took the trip. I’m so glad we finally did because we had so much fun!

It is a beautiful place and such a fun experience for all ages. I highly recommend going if you’re ever near Flat Rock in the fall.

When we received our bag for the apples, I had no idea just how full it would become. We even had to take turns carrying it because it was so heavy. We were also there for a lot longer than I thought we’d be. When we finally made it home, I still couldn’t believe how many apples we made out with. My favorite were the Golden Delicious, although there weren’t many left. There were however, tons of Granny Smiths which will be perfect for this overnight crock-pot apple butter.

Which brings us back to this recipe.

I decided to let these cook overnight, because I was really into procrastinating at the time. I didn’t start peeling apples until midnight knowing full well I had an appointment the next day. Maybe it was perfect timing after all, because the apple butter finished with a half hour to spare.

It only took nine apples to fill my slow cooker, which gave me sixteen ounces of apple butter. This was the perfect amount for our kitchen. However, I will be investing in a larger slow cooker and some canning supplies to increase the amount I can make. I think jars of apple butter will be such a sweet addition to some of our Christmas baskets!

Originally, I wasn’t going to add sugar to this recipe, but because Granny Smiths are so tart, it needed a hint of sugar to balance out the flavor. Then, I struggled with the decision to add spices because the whole idea behind this apple butter is to make something savory.

Ultimately I decided to go for it, but maybe I just had a craving for apple pie. I’m not at all disappointed with this decision, but my next recipe is either going to be a huge hit or a massive miss. I’ll be sure to let you know how it turns out! (Update: It’s amazing!)

This apple butter came out better than I expected. It tastes just like a thick, velvety apple pie filling and I am so excited to experiment with it. If you love apples, I know you will love this apple butter just as much as I do.

Let me know your thoughts!

If you try this recipe, I’d love to know how it turns out. I’d also love to know your favorite way to use apple butter.