LOWER SUGAR SPICY ALL-DAY APPLE BUTTER

Lower Sugar Spicy All-Day Apple Butter image

This is my version of all day apple butter using more apples, less sugar, and a wider range of spices. It earned me a permanent supply of free apples from my local farmer friend, and I promise it will make you some new friends too!

Provided by Prospective PhD

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Canning and Preserving Recipes Fruit Butter Recipes

Time 10h20m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

10 pounds apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
½ cup white sugar
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup sugar-free butter-flavored syrup
¼ cup honey
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon Mexican vanilla extract
2 teaspoons lemon juice
½ teaspoon molasses

Steps:

Place apples in a slow cooker. Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, and salt. Cover and cook on High for 2 hours.
Stir butter-flavored syrup, honey, maple syrup, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and molasses into the apple mixture; mash apples with a potato masher or fork.
Reduce heat to Low, cover, and continue cooking apple mixture until thickened and dark brown, 9 to 11 hours, whisking frequently. Remove cover and cook for 1 to 2 more hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 102.2 calories, Carbohydrate 26.8 g, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 24.7 mg, Sugar 21.1 g