Slow-Cooker Spiced Apple Butter (inspired by My Baking Addiction)
6 pounds of apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (I used Honeycrisp, you can use any favorite apples!)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
1 Tb cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tb vanilla
Put all your apples in your slow-cooker. In a medium bowl, stir sugars, spices, and salt together with a fork. Sprinkle this mixture over the apples. Cover and cook on low for 10 hours, until thickened and dark brown.
Uncover, stir in vanilla, and continue cooking on low, uncovered, for 2 more hours.
If you're spiffy enough to own an immersion blender, use it to puree the apple butter till smooth. If not, spoon a few cups at a time into a blender or food processor, and blend till smooth.
Spoon finished apple butter into sterile containers. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks, or freeze. This recipe is not shelf-stable!