I know, I know.  You do not need one more thing to do or make before Thanksgiving.

But what if that thing is super easy, not labor intensive, involves minimal cleanup and will have your Thanksgiving dinner guests remembering how fabulous you are long after the tryptophan has worn off?  What if you had an adorable, bow-adorned jar of this Apple Butter sitting at each guest’s place setting for them to take away with their turkey coma?

I bet you would be the talk of the ‘hood, the toast of the town, the host(ess) with the most(est)!!  And I am telling you the truth (as usual):  this will not interfere with your other mealtime responsibilities because it cooks itself in the crock pot!  You can just set your pot, let it go and come back to warm, comforting, velvety apple butter!  Oh, and it gets bonus points for making your home smell exquisite which will get everyone excited about all of the other fall treats you have in store for them.

Some apple butter facts and tips:

-Apple butter as well as other fruit butters actually contain no butter at all and are actually quite healthy

-When making this Crock Pot Apple Butter, please spray your crock pot insert with nonstick cooking spray to make for easy breezy clean up

-How to serve apple butter:  on toast, english muffins, bagels (you get my drift), out of a spoon, on meat, in yogurt, or my favorite way:  over vanilla ice cream with walnuts and oatmeal sprinkled on top!  I know I have an amazing way of making a somewhat healthy snack naughty, don’t I?

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Apple Butter

by adapted from My Baking Addiction

Keywords: slow-cooker snack spread vegetarian vegan apple fall

Ingredients

• 6 pounds apples – peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions

Spray crock pot insert with nonstick cooking spray.

Peel, core and roughly chop apples and place into crock pot.

Combine other ingredients and add over the top of the apples. Fold the ingredients into the apples to combine.

Set crock pot to low and cook for 8 hours. Mixture will turn dark brown/amber.

Use an immersion blender to blend all ingredients until smooth, even consistency. (Can also use regular blender or food processor)

Pour mixture into sterile jars and refrigerate for up to 1 month. Can also be frozen.

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