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

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

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.

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.

Originally published as Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Apple Butter in Simple & Delicious August/September 2015

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ienon

Jun 26, 2015

i had not thought of adding peanut butter, so will try this fall. I wash my apples good, cut in quarters and take core out then cut once more and cook till they are soft. Then put through ricer. Now I have applesauce and ready to add sugar. I don't add spices till an hour before ready. This saves lots of standing time for me. Nonie