Easy Crock Pot Apple Butter

Ingredients

• 3 quarts unsweetened applesauce
• 4 cups white sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/3 cup apple cider or apple juice or water
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Directions

1. 1

   Add applesauce, sugars, and cider together in crock pot.

2. 2

   Cover and cook on low for 3 hours.

3. 3

   Add spices and cook on low, covered, for 3 more hours.

4. 4

   Uncover and continue cooking on low for 1-4 hours or until sufficiently thickened. May take longer, depends on how thick you like it and your crock pot.

5. 5

   Ladle hot apple butter into 1/2 pint or pint size canning jars and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

6. 6

   Makes about 6 pints.

7. 7

   If you're not into canning, this would probably freeze very well.