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Old-Fashioned Peach Butter

Name: Old-Fashioned Peach Butter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 9 h
Total time: 9 h 25 min
Yield: 9 cups.
Ingredients: 14 cups coarsely chopped peeled fresh or frozen peaches (about 5-1/2 pounds); 2-1/2 cups sugar; 4-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 cup quick-cooking tapioca

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Total Time

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 9 hours + cooling

Makes

9 cups

Updated: Oct. 21, 2022

Cinnamon and ground cloves add down-home flavor to this spread for toast or biscuits. Using the slow cooker eliminates much of the stirring required when simmering fruit butter on the stovetop. —Marilou Robinson, Portland, Oregon

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Ingredients

14 cups coarsely chopped peeled fresh or frozen peaches (about 5-1/2 pounds)
2-1/2 cups sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup quick-cooking tapioca

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the peaches, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and cloves. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until peaches are very soft, stirring occasionally.
Stir in tapioca. Cook, uncovered, on high for 1 hour or until thickened. Pour into jars or freezer containers; cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year.
To use frozen peach butter: Thaw in the refrigerator for 1-2 days; use within 3 weeks.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 46 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 0 sodium, 12g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein.

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