EASY Apple Butter in Crockpot -The smell of fall

Today I have been making one of my favorite EASY recipes (actually I should tell you right now that I will never post a hard recipe - it's just not me.)  I also ADORE using my crock pot, she never let's me down, ever.  (OK unless the ceramic bowl breaks because I chopped in the crock pot too hard, but that's another story)

CROCK POT APPLE BUTTER

Here are the simple instructions:

Slice up apples or pears  
(using mis-shaped, fallen pears or apples from your own tree is perfect!)


back yard pears for pear butter


Fill up crock pot to the brim


pear butter in the crockpot




Add 1/2 cup vinegar (any kind but I like the added health benefits of apple cider vinegar)

recipe for pear butter in crockpot


Cook on HIGH for 8 hours (start 1 pm?)

Next lower heat to LOW for another 10 hours (9pm-7am?)

After a total of 18 hours cooking add:

 1/2 c. white sugar and 1/2 c. brown sugar

EXCEPT I try to lower the sugar in my recipes!!!! SOOOOOO

Instead (and optional) of the above I used 1/2 cup Agave Nectar and Stevia to taste (about 1 tsp of the NuStevia brand)

3 tsp cinnamon and a pinch of cloves (or you could just use pumpkin pie spice)

Mix in and cook again on LOW for 4 more hours. (7am - 11am?)


Easy Crockpot Apple or Pear Butter as gifts

Put the Pear Butter in jars and seal. That is all that huge crock pot made - 5 small jars - BUT IT TASTES SO GOOD!!!! 

This goes PERFECT with my Oatmeal Honey Homemade Wheat Bread.  (ya, it's the best bread recipe you'll ever make!)

Enjoy the rest of your week my friends!!


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