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Title: All-Day Apple Butter
Categories: Sauce Check
Yield: 4 Pints
5 1/2 | lb | Apples; peeled & finely chopped |
4 | c | Sugar |
2 | ts | Cinnamon; to 3 ts. |
1/4 | ts | Cloves, ground |
1/4 | ts | ;salt |
Place apples in slow cooker. Combine sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt; pour over apples and mix well. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook for 9-11 hours or until thickened and dark brown, stirring occasionally (stir more frequently as it thickens to prevent sticking). Uncover and cook on low 1 hour longer. If desired, stir with a wire whisk until smooth. Spoon into freezer containers, leaving 1/2" headspace. Cover and refrigerate or freeze.