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Given the fact that I’m about to appear on live, national tv this evening, I think the bourbon in this apple butter needs to be fed through an IV tube to me. I’m so freaking nervous and excited. I think I’m just a basket-case right now. I need to calm the f down and just stroll onto set with confidence! And I need to breathe. Phew.
You see apple butters every where around this time of year. I was first introduced to it last year (I know) and I’ve been hooked ever since. I knew that this season I had to have a recipe on my blog so you guys can enjoy the glorious amazingness of apple butter. However, I didn’t just want any ordinary apple butter. I wanted spiked apple butter because why not? :) I also wanted ease. So this slow cooker bourbon apple butter was born!
We’ve been slathering this all over the pumpkin apple bread I shared earlier this week and also my new favorite, Ezekiel toast. You could even use these in my salted caramel apple butter bars. Oh baby, it is so smooth and has so much flavor! It’s like eating a cinnamon covered apple with a little booze.
Slow Cooker Bourbon Apple Butter
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 pounds (2722 g) any variety of apples, large-diced, peeled and cored
- 1 cup (220 g) dark brown sugar
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons apple pie spice
- 2 ounces (57 ml) bourbon whiskey
Instructions
- Add apples, sugars, and apple pie spice into your slow cooker, toss everything together with a spatula to disperse the sugars and apple pie spice. Cook on low for 10 hours.
- After 10 hours, take an immersion blender to the mixture and blend until smooth and no chunks remain.
- Add the bourbon, stir to incorporate.
- Store in mason jars in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
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AHHHHHH!!!!!! QVC?! SO COOL! Breathe, relax (um, like that’s possible?), just breathe. And keep the leftover bourbon from this ah-mazing apple butter close by! Good luck!!
Rock it tonight, Julie! Congrats. Being from KY, we put bourbon on/in a lot of things. Never thought of adding it to apple butter. And I just went to the apple orchard and was thinking of pie. NOT! Change of plans here! Thanks!
Haha YES!! :)
Mmmm! Your apple butter looks phenomenal, Julie! I love the splash of bourbon. :) Once again, congrats on your upcoming cookbook release (I’ve already pre-ordered from Amazon) and have fun and be yourself tonight with David on QVC! You will be amazing! xo
congratulations on the QVC spot! SO exciting!! please excuse me while I slather this Bourbon Apple Butter on toast for the rest of the month
Congrats to you, so exciting! And the butter looks delish!
Would rum be a good alternative?
Thank you
Probably. I’m sure any booze is fine ;)
Do you peel and core the apples?
Yes, sorry. Will add that in.
YAAAY CONGRATS MA LADY! So excited for you <3
Yay!! I am so excited for you. All of your hard has paid off and I know that you are going to be a rockstar tonight!! xoxo
I don’t have a slow cooker. Do you know how this comes out in a regular pot on very low? Or maybe in a pressure cooker? Thanks in advance.
It should work with a regular pot on low.