Overnight Apple Butter

Cooking light, october 2004

Combine all ingredients in a 5-quart electric slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low 10 hours or until apples are very tender.

Place a large fine-mesh sieve over a bowl.

Spoon one-third of apple mixture into sieve.

Press mixture through sieve using the back of a spoon or ladle.

Discard pulp.

Repeat procedure with remaining apple mixture.

Return apple mixture to slow cooker.

Cook , uncovered , on high 1 1 / 2 hours or until mixture is thick , stirring occasionally.

Spoon into a bowl.

Cover and chill up to a week.

Stovetop variation: combine all ingredients in a dutch oven.

Cover and cook over medium-low heat 1 hour or until apples are very tender , stirring occasionally.

Strain through a sieve as recipe instructs in step 2.

Return mixture to pan.

Cook , uncovered , over medium-low heat 15 minutes or until thick , stirring frequently.

brown sugar, honey, apple cider, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground mace, apples