Healthy Apple Butter (No Sugar Added)

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   1. Place cored and sliced apples (not peeled) into a large crock-pot / slow cooker.

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   2. Pour juice on top of sliced apples. Add water, apple cider vinegar, extract and spices. Stir all ingredients together, cover pot and let it cook for 15 hours on low.

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   3. The liquid will reduce and the apples will be very soft, darker in color, and smell lovely. After 15 hours, turn the crock pot off and let the apples cool down a bit (about 30 minutes), then transfer the mixture into a blender (or use a hand/stick blender) and blend until completely smooth.

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   4. Let the apple butter cool and then transfer into storage containers. It should store well in the fridge for about 3 weeks, however I filled 8, 1/2 pint freezer-safe canning jars, put the lid on, let them cool and then placed all the jars (besides one) into the freezer. Now I have one jar to eat and some homemade Christmas gifts!!

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.