Sugar-Free Apricot Butter

DIRECTIONS

• Soak dried fruit overnight in fruit juices.
• If this does not cover the fruit, add enough water to cover.
• Next day, add chopped lemon [I usually add the lemon zest, juice, and pulp but not the entire lemon].
• Place in blender to soften hard pieces.
• Cook over low heat until fruit tastes cooked, about 8 minutes, stirring often.
• Add spices& simmer until thick, about 10 minutes longer.
• Pour into hot, sterile 1/2 pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch at top.
• Cap with hot, sterile lids.
• Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes after water returns to boiling.
• If any jars fail to seal, refrigerate& use within 10 days or freeze.