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Move over apple butter – learn how to make your own blueberry butter! Similar to jam or preserves, but with a silkier texture & melt-in-your-mouth feel, this Easy Crockpot Blueberry Butter is perfect for spreading on toast in the morning, topping crostini for appetizers or slathering on protein for a burst of flavor! It’s the perfect way to preserve summer fresh blueberries – without fancy equipment or heating up the house!

Straight on shot of a small jar of Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry Butter with two additional jars of homemade butter blurred in the background and fresh blueberries scattered around the jars.

Updated: This post was originally published in September 2014. I took new photos, tweaked the recipe slightly and updated the post below to include more information about this Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry Butter recipe. Plus, I added a recipe video to show you how easy this homemade fruit spread is to make!

Hi, friends! Question for you. Have you ever heard of blueberry butter!? Yes? No? Maybe so?

What about apple butter?! I feel like more people have heard of that variety of fruit butter. Apple butter just so happens to be where my love affair with flavored fruit ‘butters’ started.

In case fruit butters are a novelty to you, it is my absolute pleasure to introduce you to what will become your newest condiment obsession

Overhead shot of hands holding a large bowl of fresh blueberries with cinnamon sticks and more blueberries in the corner of the shot. (Photo of the main ingredient in the recipe for Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry Butter)

About this blueberry butter recipe

Sweet, fruity, packed with fresh blueberry flavor and laced with warming cinnamon, aromatic nutmeg and rich brown sugar, this blueberry butter tastes like a warm summer hug!

Rich, luscious, thinner, creamier and silkier in texture than a jam or a preserve, blueberry butter is a delicious way to jazz up basically all the things – think: toast, biscuits, pancakes, waffles, sandwiches, and so on.

But, not only is this ‘butter’ the cats meow in the taste department, it also couldn’t be any easier to throw together!

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What is blueberry butter?

Despite the name, blueberry butter actually contains no butter at all. Which can be confusing, I know!

Blueberry butter, or any fruit butter for that matter, is a sweet spread made up of fruit, sugar (and optional spices) cooked into a paste. Unlike jellies and jams, fruit butters (including this Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry Butter) contain no gelling agent, such as pectin.

The name fruit ‘butter’ came about because the texture is similar to that of dairy butter.

What is the difference between jelly, jam, preserve and fruit butter?

Want to know what sets this crockpot butter apart from jellies, jams and preserves? Check it out:

  • Jelly:  Contains pectin and comes in the form of fruit juice.
  • Jam:  Contains pectin and comes in the form of fruit pulp or crushed fruit.
  • Preserves:  Contains pectin and comes in the form of chunks or large pieces of fruit.
  • Marmalade:  Jam made with citrus fruit and peel.
  • Butters:  Made from certain orchard fruits and are lightly flavored with spices.

Angled shot of into a small jar of Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry Butter with a ramekin of fresh blueberries and an additional jar of homemade butter blurred and barely visible in the background.

How to make this recipe for blueberry butter?

This easy, homemade fruit butter is super simple to make!

Simple throw some blueberries (fresh or frozen & defrosted) into a crockpot or slow cooker, and cook until blueberries are starting to burst and breakdown.

Next, add in some brown sugar, honey, lemon, cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of salt and continue to cook low and slow until the blueberries are thick and jam-like. When slow cooking, it is essential to crack the lid to vent, which allows moisture to be released. Evaporation and the slow cooking process are the keys to making fruit butter, versus plain fruit puree.

If you would like a silkier homemade blueberry butter, you can use an immersion blender to puree the mixture, or you can transfer the mix to a blender and puree.

Boom. Homemade Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry Butter is all yours for the smearing.

How to use blueberry butter?

This easy Homemade Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry butter is extremely versatile and can be used in a variety of ways.

I’ve listed some options below, but don’t feel limited to just these! The sky really is a limit! Or, when all else fails, just eat this blueberry butter with a spoon… there is no judgement here!

Straight on shot of a stack of biscuits smeared with Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry Butter on a small wire cooling rack, with two additional jars of homemade butter blurred in the background and a small knife off to the side.

Why have real butter when you can have Homemade Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry Jam?! I pinkie promise you won’t be going back to traditional jellies and jams after one spoonful of this luscious crock pot butter!

Until next time, friends, cheers – to summers bounty of fruit!

XOXO

Cheyanne

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Recipe for Blueberry Butter (plus step-by-step video!)👇

Straight on shot of a small jar of Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry Butter with an additional jar of homemade butter blurred in the background and fresh blueberries scattered around the jars.

Homemade Easy Slow Cooker Blueberry Butter Recipe

5 from 11 votes
Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Servings: 24 servings
Easy, homemade blueberry butter. Similar to jam or preserves, but with a silkier, melt-in-your-mouth feel, this butter is perfect for spreading on toast in the morning, topping crostini for appetizers or slathering on chicken or pork for a burst of flavor!  
Recipe can be scaled up or down by using the slider if you hover your mouse over the number of Servings.

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker or Crockpot
  • Immersion Blender, Stand Blender or Food Processor

Ingredients 

Instructions

  • Place blueberries in the pot of your slow cooker. Cover with the lid and turn slow cooker on HIGH.  Cook 1 hour (SEE NOTES).  Remove lid and stir. (If starting with blueberry puree, skip this step.)
  • Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for another hour.  Use an immersion blender to puree the blueberries. (If you do not have an immersion blender you can either transfer the blueberries to a high-powered blender or food processor and puree. If you started with pureed blueberries skip pureeing)
  • Place the lid back on the slow cooker, but this time leave it slightly cracked. You can prop the lid open with a large wooden spoon, chopstick, or simply crack it open by turning the lid slightly to the side. You just want to have enough room for the steam to vent.
  • Keeping your slow cooker set to LOW, cook for 3-4 hours, giving the blueberry puree a good stir every hour or so, and making sure you replace the lid keeping it cracked.  After 3 hours check your butter. If it is about at the consistency you want, stir in the sugar, honey, lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  • Again replace the lid, keeping it cracked, and continue to cook on LOW for 1 final hour. If the butter is not as thick as you would like after the final hour, set the slow cooker to HIGH, remove the lid completely, and cook for 30-45 minutes, stirring every so often to prevent the butter from burning on the bottom. 
  • OPTIONAL:  If you want a silky smooth butter: Use a food processor to puree the butter. Place a fine mesh strainer over a large mixing bowl and use a ladle to transfer butter to strainer to remove any large particles.
  • Transfer butter to Jars and secure with a lid. Place in the refrigerator.  Butter will keep in the fridge for one week.

Video

Notes

  1. You can use blueberry puree instead of fresh, whole blueberries if you would like.  If using blueberry puree, skip step 1 entirely.
  2. If you don't want a more savory, less sweet blueberry butter, cut the brown sugar to 1 cup.  If at the end of the cooking process you find you should have added all the sugar, simply stir in a bit of honey to taste.
  3. You can easily double this recipe, the cook time will remain the same.
  4. The total cooking process will take between 5-8 hours depending on the strength of your slow cooker and how hot it gets. If your slow cooker runs hot, make sure you stir the blueberries halfway through cooking in step 1.  (Mine took a total of 6 hours from start to finish)
  5. The blueberry butter will thicken up after refrigeration.  
  6. You can store the fruit butter, in a sealed container, in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.  Alternatively, you can freeze the fruit butter for up to 6 months.
Yield: About 3 liquid Pints (48 ounces)
Nutritional information is an approximation based upon 24 servings (2 ounces per serving).  Exact information will depend upon the brands of ingredients and precise measurements used.

Nutrition

Calories: 55kcal    Carbohydrates: 14g    Protein: 1g    Fat: 1g    Saturated Fat: 1g    Sodium: 16mg    Potassium: 18mg    Fiber: 1g    Sugar: 14g    Calcium: 12mg    Iron: 1mg

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