Amazingly Simple Apple Butter

My husband absolutely loves apple butter so for the past two years I have been perfecting this recipe. This year I made my apple butter in a crockpot which made this process so much easier – no more simmering on the stove for 6+ hours! This recipe yields ~4 cups of apple butter and can be canned and put in the fridge for ~1 month.

Ingredients:

• 8 cups of peeled, cored, and sliced apples
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Step One: Prepare your apples – first peel, then core, and then slice. Place the apple slices into the crockpot.

Step Two: In a bowl add the brown sugar, sugar, salt, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon. Mix together.

Step Three: Pour the sugar mixture over the apples, stir well until all of the apples are covered.

Step Four: Turn on the crockpot on low for 10 hours. Hint: Don’t worry if time is up in the middle of the night – just leave the mixture in the crockpot until morning.

Step Five: Add vanilla and continue on low for 2 more hours.

Step Six: Using an immersion blender blend the apple mixture until smooth. Put the apple butter into cans or an airtight container.

Step Seven: Enjoy on a slice of toast, in your morning oatmeal, or on meat dishes.