Peach Or Apricot Butter Slow Cooker Recipes

PEACH BUTTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Once the fruit butter is made, you will need to start by preparing jars and getting water in the canner heating. You want the canner hot, but not boiling, when the jars are ready to be processed. See full water bath canning instructions here.
• Wash and blanch your peaches to peel and remove the pits.
• Add to the crockpot with 1/2 cup water to prevent sticking.
• Cook on high approximately 3 hours.
• Stir and cook on low. Cook stirring occasionally until peaches are soft.
• Add sugar to taste. Suggestion is 4 cups sugar to 1 quart pulp.
• Optional - Add spices to taste. A suggestion is 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground cloves, 1/4 tsp salt.
• Stir well and continue to cook on low stirring occasionally until sauce is the consistency you like. Butter will round up on spoon. Leave lid off or ajar to alow steam to escape.

PEACH OR APRICOT BUTTER-SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Drain fruit.
• Remove pits& puree in blender.
• Pour into a slow cooker.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Cover.
• Cook on High 8-10 hours.
• Remove cover during last half of cooking.
• Stir occasionally.

SLOW COOKER PEACH UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Spread peach slices between several layers of paper towels and let dry, gently pressing occasionally and replacing any soaked towels, 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour melted butter over bottom of a 6-quart oval slow cooker. Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl and sprinkle over butter.
• Arrange peaches in a tight layer over brown sugar. (You may need to make a partial second layer to fit them all in.)
• Beat softened butter with white sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in almond extract.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Working in batches, stir flour mixture into egg mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix batter until well combined. Spoon over peaches and spread evenly.
• Drape paper towels over top of slow cooker (to absorb any condensation during baking), then cover with lid. Cook on High until a wooden skewer inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Remove lid and paper towels. Using oven mitts, remove ceramic liner from slow cooker and let cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake and carefully turn out onto a serving platter.

OLD-FASHIONED PEACH BUTTER

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the peaches, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and cloves. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until peaches are very soft, stirring occasionally., Stir in tapioca. Cook, uncovered, on high for 1 hour or until thickened. Pour into jars or freezer containers; cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year. To use frozen peach butter: Thaw in the refrigerator for 1-2 days; use within 3 weeks.

SLOW COOKER PEACH BUTTER

Steps:

• Add the peaches and water to a blender; process until smooth.
• Transfer mixture to a slow cooker; stir in the brown sugar.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.
• Remove the lid and stir in the lemon juice, ginger, and cloves; allow to cool, uncovered.
• Taste to adjust the flavorings.
• Once cool, the peach butter may be stored in the refrigerator in containers with tight fitting lids; it will keep for several weeks.

SLOW COOKER LAMB STEW WITH APRICOTS

Steps:

• Mix flour, paprika, and 1 teaspoon black pepper together in a bowl. Pour over lamb meat and mix. Place in the bottom of a slow cooker.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion in the hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add jalapeno and garlic; continue to cook and stir until onion starts to brown, about 5 minutes more. Mix in apricots. Add remaining 1 teaspoon black pepper, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, allspice, and clove. Cook and stir, 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and brown sugar. Mix well.
• Pour mixture over the lamb in the slow cooker. Add potatoes and carrots; stir well. Pour in 1 cup beef broth, or 2 cups for a soupier consistency. Season with salt.
• Cover and cook until carrots and potatoes are tender and lamb is no longer pink, on Low for 8 to 9 hours, or High for 4 to 6 hours.

SLOW COOKER EASY PEACH COBBLER

Steps:

• Combine peaches and sugar in a medium bowl. Stir well and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Liberally spray a slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Stir peaches once more and add to the prepared slow cooker. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over the peaches; don't stir. Distribute butter pieces evenly over the cake mix.
• Cover and cook on High until cake is done and golden and bubbly around the edges, about 3 1/2 hours. Turn off slow cooker and let stand 15 minutes before serving.