Recipe for Andy ~ Crockpot Apple Butter

Crock Pot Apple Butter

10 cups apple pulp
1 ~12 can no sugar added frozen apple juice
2 1/2 cups Splenda may want more or less according to your taste
1 tsp salt
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves (optional)

Combine all ingredients in crock pot and cook 15 hours - stir occsaionally.  I put it on in the evening and it is done the next morning.  Leave it uncovered.... I cover mine with one of those grease splatter preventers you use on your skillet... prevents anything getting in there while cooking but still lets it get thick like it's suppose to.

To prepare apples you can do it a couple of ways.... peel slice and core then cook them down in the crock pot or on the stove and then run them thru the ricer to make pulp .... or you can wash them and cut them up and cook down on the stove and run them thru the ricer.... I found I it seems easier to cook them down in the crock pot and then run thru the ricer....  it doesn't matter just so you get the 10 cups of pulp....  if you cook on the stove you will need to put a little water in the bottom of the pan so it won't scorch and be sure and stir it often....

I even use the peeling to make potpourri ..... I put them all in a pan and add cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves..... it's a great way to use old spices when you replace with fresh!  Makes the whole house smell so good!  Got to be careful and not let the pan simmer dry though!  It's good for a couple of days.

Omg, Thank YOU Thank YOU so much Bec   Your a gem!!!  Im gonna make some of this next week or so,  I'll let ya know how it turned out, hopefully good!!

Thanks again,  Bless you!!!

Andy

Andy,

You are more than welcome!  Good luck!

bec

Becky;

How much does this make?

Barb,

The last time I made this it was 5 pints.  But I filled my crock pot as full of sliced apples until the lid wouldn't even fit on right to start out... as they cooked down the lid fit properly.... and that time I ended up with 12 cups of pulp.

It really depends on how much you cook it down the longer it simmer the less end product you will have... some like their apple butter light and some like it darker .... the longer you cook it the darker it get and the less you will have....

I hope if you try it .... you like it.  It would be alot of trouble if you ended up not liking it.

Hope this helps,
bec 

Thanks Becky, I always calculate all recipes for the Hubbies diabetes.
this recipe calculated at the 5 pints gives:

Calories 9.6
Carbs 3.4
sugar 0
protein 0
Fat     .01
potassium 18.3
sodium  29.1

Based on 2 tablespoon serving

i know that jar of it you gave me was sooooooooooooooo good thank you sweetie. loved it.