Apple Butter
Prep Time: 30 Minutes • Start to Finish: 4 Hours 30 Minutes • Makes 64 servings (1 tablespoon each)
- 12medium Granny Smith or other cooking apples, peeled, quartered
- 1½cups packed vegan brown sugar
- ½cup apple juice
- 1tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1tablespoon lemon juice
- 1teaspoon ground allspice
- 1teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½teaspoon ground cloves
1 In 4-quart Dutch oven or saucepan, mix all ingredients. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 1 hour.
2 Mash apples with potato masher or large fork. Simmer uncovered about 1 hour longer, stirring occasionally, until mixture is very thick. Cool about 2 hours.
3 Spoon into glass or plastic containers. Cover and store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks.
Slow Cooker Directions: Decrease apple juice to ½ cup. Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix all ingredients. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until apples are very tender. Mash apples with potato masher or large fork. Cook uncovered on Low heat setting 1 to 2 hours longer, stirring occasionally, until very thick.
1 Serving: Calories 30 (Calories from Fat 0); Total Fat 0g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 0mg; Total Carbohydrate 9g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 0g Exchanges: ½ Fruit Carbohydrate Choices: ½