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Apple Date Butter [Immersion Blender]

This naturally sweetened apple butter is easy to make right in your slow cooker.

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Dietary Interests: Gluten-Free , Heart Friendly , Low Calorie , Low Sodium , Mediterranean , Nutritarian , Vegan , Vegetarian

Yield:

48 servings (1.4 l)

Total Time:

10 Hours 12 Minutes

Print:

8.5x11

Difficulty:

Simple

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This is for the Immersion Blender only

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Ingredients

  • 5 pound (2.3 kg) apple, seeded, cut into large chunks (10-12 medium)
  • 1 ½ cups (220 g) Deglet Noor dates, pitted (about 24 each)
  • 2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Place apples, dates, and cinnamon into the bowl of a slow cooker. Cook on low for 10 hours, stirring about once every hour.
  2. Place the immersion blender into the middle of the cooking pot.
  3. Submerge the immersion blender below the surface of the liquid, or as close to the ingredients as possible.  Start the blender on its lowest speed, and increase as desired. Blend for 2 minutes or until desired consistency is reached.

Chef's Notes

  • This simple, naturally sweetened apple butter is easy to make in a slow cooker.