All-Day Apple Butter (Crockpot)
5 & 1/2 lb apples — peeled and finely chopped
4 cups sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. salt
Place apples in a slow cooker. Combine sugar, cinnamon, cloves and
salt; pour over apples and mix well. Cover and cook on high for 1
hour. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook for 9-11 hours or until
thickened and dark brown, stirring occasionally (stir more frequently
as it thickens to prevent sticking). Uncover and cook on low 1 hour
longer. If desired, stir with a wire whisk until smooth. Spoon into
freezer containers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Cover and refrigerate
or freeze.