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Nutty Apple Butter

Name: Nutty Apple Butter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 5 cups.
Ingredients: 4 pounds apples (about 8 large), peeled and chopped; 3/4 to 1 cup sugar; 1/4 cup water; 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 8 hours

Makes

5 cups

Being a New England native, I love apple-picking season. Grab some apples and peanut butter to make your own creamy riff on a PB&J. Of course it’s great on a sandwich, but you can dunk sliced fruit or graham crackers in it, too. —Brandie Cranshaw, Rapid City, South Dakota

Nutty Apple Butter Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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Ingredients

4 pounds apples (about 8 large), peeled and chopped
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Directions

In a greased 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 7 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours or until apples are tender.
Whisk in peanut butter until apple mixture is smooth. Cool to room temperature. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Health tip

Looking to lift your sprits? Including cinnamon in your diet can help increase attention and enhance cognitive processing, which are both mood lifters.

Apple Butter

This recipe was tested with commercially prepared apple butter.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 43 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 7mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch.