Spiced Whiskey Apple Butter
By
Naomi Nakashima
@Fanaile
5
Blue Ribbon Recipe
The hardest part of this fabulous apple butter recipe is peeling all the apples... but the end product makes it so worth it. Do not be scared of the whiskey. The harsh alcohol flavor is cooked out before it goes into the slow cooker. Whiskey (or bourbon if you want to use that) pairs really well with the sweet apples. Add in the cinnamon and spices flavor and this is apple butter brilliance. After blending, we could eat this by the spoonful it was that good. Perfect on biscuits, toast, oatmeal or even to use in baking.
Note: It does take a while for the apples to cook down. We suggest stirring it a few times through cooking to make sure the apples cook evenly.
★★★★★ 3 votes5
Ingredients
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8 lbred apples
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1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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1/2 csugar
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1/2 cwhiskey
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1 Tbspcinnamon, ground
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1/4 tspcloves
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1/4 tspnutmeg
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1 pinchsalt
How to Make Spiced Whiskey Apple Butter
- Peel, core, and cut your apples into chunks.
- In a separate bowl, mix together everything but the apples and the whiskey.
- In a small saucepan, bring the whiskey up to a boil over medium heat. Continue to boil while stirring until its volume is reduced by almost half.
- In your slow cooker, layer the apple chunks with the spices (like a spicy apple lasagna).
- After the last layer of apples, pour in the reduced whiskey.
- Sprinkle the remaining sugar and spice mixture over the apples.
- Cover and cook on low for 10 hours.
- Once done, transfer all the apples to your blender. The amount of leftover juice that you transfer with the apples will depend on how thick or thin you would like the apple butter to be.
- Once the apple butter is blended thoroughly, you can store or can it.
- Make sure you follow your canner's safety instructions if canning.
