velma: here are a few recipes that are different in
spices. i think you can make this without the sugar by
adding a can of apple juice concentrate and omitting
water. enjoy!

CROCK POT APPLE BUTTER

8 c. mashed apples
4 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves

Cook and mash the apples. Put all ingredients into the
crockpot. Cook on high for 5 hours, then on low heat
for 3 hours. Stir occasionally.

CROCKPOT APPLE BUTTER

Peel and core apples until crockpot is heaping over full
4 c. sugar
4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. salt

Place in crockpot apples, heaping full, they will shrink
as they are cooked. Cover and cook on high 1 hour,
then lower heat and let cook all day. Cook until thick
and brown with no liquid left.

Good on hot biscuits.

CROCKPOT APPLE BUTTER

8 c. applesauce
5 c. sugar
1/2 c. vinegar
1/2 c. cinnamon candies (red hots)

Mix. Cook 4 hours on low in crockpot with lid on. Stir
often. Cook 4 hours on high with lid off.

CROCKPOT APPLE BUTTER

16 c. harvest apples, washed, cored, unpeeled, and chopped
2 c. apple cider
2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Dash of ginger, nutmeg, mace and
allspice to taste

Combine apples and cider in crockpot. Cover and cook
on low heat 10- 12 hours. Puree in food mill, sieve or
food processor. Return apple mixture to pot and add
sugar and spices. Cover and cook on low heat 6-10
hours.

OLD FASHIONED CROCKPOT APPLE BUTTER

14 cooking apples (Winesap)
2 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. apple juice
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. cloves

1 tsp. Allspice
Wash and core apples; cut in 1/4 pieces. Slightly
grease crockpot, put in apples and apple juice. Cook
on high for 5 hours. Add other ingredients and cook for
6 hours on high. Stir each hour.

CROCKPOT APPLE BUTTER

1 gallon apples (approximately)
4 1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. cinnamon

Fill a crockpot as full as possible with thinly sliced
apples. Cook on low heat for 18 hours. Add remaining
ingredients. Stir; cover and cook on high heat for 6
hours. Example of cooking time:
Start apples at 12:30 p.m. Add sugar and spices at 6
a.m. Finish at 12:30 p.m.