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The Magical Slow Cooker » Recipes » Breakfast » Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Butter

Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Butter

by Sarah Olson on December 15, 2016 | Updated December 6, 2022 15 Comments

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Sweet and Tangy Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple butter is great for breakfast and also for gift giving!

spoon coming out of jar of cranberry apple butter.

Hi all! I’ve wanted to try this forever! I love apple butter and I knew adding cranberries would make it even better.

How to make Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Butter:

This is so simple to make, the hardest part is peeling the apples. Once the hard part of peeling the apples is done just a few more ingredients are added and the slow cooker does the rest of the work.

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The ingredients are very basic, just apples, cranberries, ground cloves, cinnamon and orange juice. Brown sugar will be added later.

orange juice being poured over apples, cinnamon and cranberries.

After this has cooked on high for 5 hours, I remove the cinnamon sticks and put everything from the slow cooker into a blender. I blend this up until it is very smooth. 

3 jars of cranberry apple butter on a table.

I added a half cup of brown sugar, you can add more or less, add the sugar to taste. After adding the sugar, I refrigerate overnight before serving. I think this Cranberry Apple Butter tastes best cold.

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You can package up any extras of this Cranberry Apple Butter for gifts, just be sure to tell your friends that these need to be refrigerated.

croissant with cranberry apple butter on it.

My favorite way to eat this is on croissants but if I had time to make homemade biscuits, that would be even better. I hope you try this! Have a great weekend, I will be back on Monday with a new recipe.

More Apple butter and sauce recipes here:

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  • Slow Cooker Raspberry Applesauce
  • Slow Cooker Christmas Jam
  • Slow Cooker Bourbon Cranberry Sauce
  • Slow Cooker Strawberry Applesauce
  • Slow Cooker Apple Butter
  • Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter
  • Slow Cooker Cinnamon Applesauce
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Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Butter

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Fresh cranberries, apple, orange juice and cinnamon cooked to perfection in the slow cooker.
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 20
Calories: 59kcal
Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

  • Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs. apples peeled cored and sliced (I used granny smitabout 6 cups total after being cut
  • 12 oz bag fresh cranberries
  • ½ tsp. ground cloves
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • ½ cup brown sugar add this at the end to taste
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Instructions:

  • Add the sliced and peeled apples to the slow cooker, note don’t worry about using the exact amount of apples as me, somewhere close is fine. Add the cranberries, clove, cinnamon sticks and orange juice.
  • Cover and cook on HIGH for 5 hours or low for 8, without opening the lid during the cooking time.
  • When the cooking time is done, remove cinnamon sticks and discard. Ladle everything into a blender, add the sugar. I used a half cup of packed brown sugar and that was good for my taste. Use less if you don’t like things too sweet, you can always add more. Blend everything together until smooth.
  • I think this tastes better after being refrigerated overnight. Great on biscuits or croissants.
  • Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:

Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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    Comments

    1. Wendy says

      November 11, 2020 at 9:42 pm

      Can this be frozen?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        November 11, 2020 at 9:46 pm

        Yes!

        Reply
    2. Melissa Petruk says

      May 6, 2020 at 9:48 am

      I’m going to try this with rhubarb in the next few weeks, when my stalks are ready for picking!
      Is there a reason you leave the brown sugar out until after cooking? Your plain apple butter cooks with the brown sugar, so I’m just wondering if the difference is important.

      Reply
    3. Sandy says

      November 12, 2017 at 7:03 am

      I have made this type of apple butter but I don’t peel the apples the pectin in peels helps with the consistency. Once the apples and cranberries (I have also used raspberries, blueberries or strawberries) I use my immersion blender right in the crockpot.

      Reply
    4. Candi says

      March 20, 2017 at 5:13 pm

      Does this freeze well?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        March 20, 2017 at 7:51 pm

        Yes it does!

        Reply
    5. Vivienne says

      January 2, 2017 at 12:57 pm

      Hi Sarah
      Just wondering how long this lasts in the fridge please?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        January 2, 2017 at 2:03 pm

        I would say about a week. It may be fine longer, but a week is what I do.

        Reply
    6. Eddie says

      December 22, 2016 at 2:35 pm

      How does this recipe hold up to canning?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        December 22, 2016 at 8:20 pm

        I’m unsure of the steps needed to can this. I haven’t canned for years, and I am unsure what is need to make a recipe for canning.

        Reply
    7. Leone says

      December 22, 2016 at 3:08 am

      HI Sarah,
      Nice blog,
      Thanks for the Post for “CRANBERRY APPLE BUTTER”
      I likes your recipe very much.
      Have a good day.
      🙂

      Reply
    8. Elizabeth says

      December 21, 2016 at 11:44 am

      Wow this would definitely be really good on top of oatmeal and vanilla ice cream!

      Reply
    9. Robin Pistole says

      December 16, 2016 at 9:56 am

      Looks delicious! Approximately how much does this recipe make?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        December 18, 2016 at 9:57 am

        It made about 5 cups

        Reply
    10. Debi says

      December 16, 2016 at 7:30 am

      I have bunch of cranberries to use up so I’m giving this a try. TY for sharing.

      Reply

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