Name: Slow-cooked apple butter
Cook time: 420 min
Total time: 420 min
Ingredients: 1 kg apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced; 1 cup apple juice; 1/4 cup caster sugar; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp cooking salt; 4 whole cloves; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways

Slow-cooked apple butter

Homemade condiments are always worth the effort - and this apple butter is no different! Full of depth and flavour, this simple slow-cooked recipes is the perfect topping for porridge and desserts.

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Makes 3 cups

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Ingredients

1 kg apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced

1 cup apple juice

1/4 cup caster sugar

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp cooking salt

4 whole cloves

1 vanilla bean, split lengthways

Method

1.Combine apple, juice, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cloves in a 4.5-litre slow cooker. Cook, covered, on High for 6 hours.

2.Uncover; add vanilla bean. Boil, uncovered and stirring, for 20 minutes or until thick and browned. Discard vanilla bean and cloves.

3.Pour hot apple butter into hot sterilised jars; seal immediately. Label and date jars when cold.

Serve on porridge sprinkled with sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon and honey.
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