California Crock Pot Dandy Brandy Apple Butter
- Ready In:
- 10hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
4-6 half pints
ingredients
- 6 cups fresh unsweetened applesauce
- 1⁄2 - 1 cup brown sugar or 1/2-1 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup calvados (apple brandy)
- 1⁄2 cup orange blossom honey
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground mace (optional)
directions
- Add sugar to prepared applesauce to taste, depending on the sweetness of your apples.
- Combine with all other ingredients and cook in crock pot on low until thickened and brown, 8-10 hours. Stir occasionally, scraping sides with a rubber spatula. I remove the cover for the last hour or two and stir it more often.
- Pour into hot sterilized jars, leaving ¼ inch head space. Vacuum seal.
- Alternately, cool, put in plastic containers and freeze.
- Note: I just made another batch and cooked the apples in apple cider instead of water when first making the sauce.
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Reviews
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Loved, loved loved this apple butter! I made applesauce using 6 pounds of Braeburn and Golden Delicious apples cooked in 1 cup of apple cider. Because these apples were pretty sweet, I used 1/2 cup of brown sugar instead of 1 cup. I put all of the ingredients in my 3 qt. crockpot before I went to bed, letting it cook all night. In the morning, I was greeted to the fabulous, spicy smell of apple pie...yum! I canned the apple butter in my water bath canner for 10 minutes and got (6) half pint jars of thick, brown, and wonderfully spiced apple butter. My family and I all agree that this is the best apple butter we've ever had. Thank you San Marcos Sunshine for sharing this wonderful recipe...it is definitely a keeper!!
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