Slow Cooker Date and Apple Chutney is the easiest chutney I've ever made. All the ingredients go into your slow cooker and the result is a sweet and sour relish that is perfect to serve with cheeses and cold meat.
4.91 from 10 votes
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 4 hourshrs
Total Time 4 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Course chutney, preserves
Cuisine British
Servings 56Servings
Calories 47kcal
Equipment
Slow Cooker
Sharp knife
chopping board
4 glass jam jars
Ingredients
200gdried dates (1 1/4 cups + 2 tbsp)
200graisins (1 1/4 cups + 2 tbsp)
800gapples (7 cups)approximately 8
350gonions (4 cups)
480mlcider vinegar (2 cups)
200glight brown sugar (1 cup)
1tspchilli flakes
1tbspdried ground ginger
1tbspmixed spice
Instructions
800 g apples (7 cups), 350 g onions (4 cups)
Peel and core the apples and peel and chop the onions. Put them into the slow cooker.
200 g dried dates (1 1/4 cups + 2 tbsp)
Remove any stones from the dried dates and chop them into pieces. Or use already chopped dates. Put them into the slow cooker.
200 g raisins (1 1/4 cups + 2 tbsp), 480 ml cider vinegar (2 cups), 200 g light brown sugar (1 cup), 1 tsp chilli flakes, 1 tbsp dried ground ginger, 1 tbsp mixed spice
Put all the remaining ingredients into the slow cooker and mix together.
Cook on HIGH for 4 hours. You should be able to draw a spoon through the chutney and the trail will remain.