Recipe: Caramel Apple Butter (crock pot)

Caramel Apple Butter

Puree about 3 lbs of apples (heat, peel, steam, food mill, blender or what ever).

Place 7 cups of it in the crockpot with about 2 cups of white sugar (sugar to taste depending upon the variety of apples used).

For a large crockpot you can double this.

Cook the pulp down to a butter consistency (about 3 to 4 hours on high).

Stir in:
1/4 teaspoon Ginger
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
21 caramels

Check the temperature. I like to get it up to 165 degrees F but the minimum is 140 degrees F. If your crockpot does not get hot enough transfer it to a pan and heat it on the stove.

Seal in pint jars, leaving 1/2 in. head space and water bath pints for 10 minutes.