Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter

Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 480 min
Servings: 128
Yield: 128 servings

Description

Making crockpot pumpkin butter in the slow cooker is easy and fun, and it's great for holiday gifts! It's heavenly on toast, muffins, and waffles.

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 (5 pound) fresh pumpkin - seeded, peeled, and cut into 2-inch cubes

Directions

1 Mix sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice together in a bowl.
2 Layer 1/4 of the pumpkin cubes in the bottom of a slow cooker, then sprinkle 1/4 of the sugar mixture over top. Repeat layers three more times. Cover and cook on Low, stirring once or twice, until pumpkin is dark and golden, 8 hours to overnight.
3 Purée with an immersion blender until smooth. Let cool to room temperature, then transfer to airtight containers and refrigerate.