All-Day Apple Butter

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Dressing/Sauces

Ingredients

  • 5 1/2 pounds apples - peeled, cored and finely chopped
  • 4 cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Step 1

  2. Place the apples in a slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Pour the mixture over the apples in the slow cooker and mix well.

  3. Step 2
  4. Cover and cook on high 1 hour.

  5. Step 3
  6. Reduce heat to low and cook 9 to 11 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.

  7. Step 4
  8. Uncover and continue cooking on low 1 hour. Stir with a whisk, if desired, to increase smoothness.

  9. Step 5
  10. Spoon the mixture into sterile containers, cover and refrigerate or freeze.

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