Slow Cooker Blueberry Butter

255 min
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In this old-fashioned fruit butter recipe, a puree of fresh blueberries cooks down for at least 4 hours in the slow cooker. Sugar, lemon, cinnamon, and nutmeg join the berries in the last hour of cooking.

255 min
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Ingredients

number of servings
1
  • 8 cup pureed fresh blueberries Added to
  • 2 cup sugar Added to
  • finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon Added to
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon Added to
  • 12 tsp freshly grated nutmeg Added to
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Directions

1. Step

Add the blueberries to the crock of a slow cooker, cover, and set to low.

2. Step

Check after 4 hours—the mixture should be a cooked-down puree. Give it more time as necessary, up to 4 hours more.

3. Step

About an hour before the butter is done, add the sugar, lemon zest and juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

4. Step

Ladle into sterilized jars and can according to the manufacturer’s instructions, or into an airtight container to store in the fridge.

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