Spiced Apple Butter

What could be better than a thick slab of homemade bread spread thickly with warm apple butter? Nothing says fall better than that! Why not make your own apple butter? It's a little bit more time consuming than many canning projects but worth every minute. We are sure you will agree as soon as you take the first bite of your home canned apple butter recipe.

6 apples, sliced
1 cup apple cider
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp ground cloves

Place apples and cider in pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, stirring frequently, for about 1/2 hour. Stir in spices.

Continue simmering and stirring for another 1/2 hour, or until apple slices have disintegrated and butter is thick. Remove from heat.

You can use your crockpot to simmer the apple butter in - just leave the lid of on a low setting.

Using a wide mouthed, stainless steel funnel, fill hot into sterile half-pint or pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace or transfer to 4 1-cup containers, and store in fridge.

Style of Pack - hot - water bath
Jar Size - half pint or pint
Processing Time - 5 minutes - 1,000 ft.
10 minutes - 1,001-6,000 ft
15 minutes - Above 6,000 ft.

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