This is a recipe from a very dear older lady that used to give my family apples when I was a child, Stella Ells; isn't that a beautiful name, Stella? Anyway, I have found that one of the easiest things to do to apple butter is to burn it. But, by cooking it in the crock pot, it seems almost impossible to do this. We just made a trip to Stuckey's and my goal was to make apple sauce and apple butter. This was a great website that walks you through making both the applesauce and the apple butter. I think this is just about fool proof. Another invaluable resource to the home canner is the Ball canning book. If you don't have one, get one!
2 quarts of cooked apple pulp/sauce
4 cups of sugar
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves
Put on ingredients in crock pot and cook on high for 4-6 hours. I did mine for five and it was perfect. Stir well and often. Sooooo good. I will definitely keep this recipe for our family apple butter.
Note: 1.5 times the recipe will fit into both of my larger crock pots. I think they are 5.5 quarts.
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I LOVE apple butter. Thank you for the recipe--does it seem to matter which kind of apples you use?
I have never had a problem using a variety of apples. If it makes a good sauce or pie, it'll be good for the butter. :)
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