This was very easy and delicious. I did tweak it a bit. Like other reviewers, I cut the sugar in half. I used 2 cups, lightly packed light brown sugar. I also used 12 good size apples, 2 tsp. of cinnamon and 2 tsp. of apple pie spice. It is a wonderful treat on toast or raisin bread. The timing in the slow cooker was perfect. Even though I did change things a bit, "thanks" for a great recipe!

Very good! My husband tasted it with a little hesitation but then went right back for more saying "this really DOES taste just like what I had as a kid!". I can't give this 4 stars because the recipe was vague on the amount/type of apples - "8 apples" leaves a ton of room for interpretation! I used a 3lb bag of Pinata apples (they taste like Honey Crisps) which was 10 small apples. I also reduced the sugar by half and it was still plenty sweet. I let it cook overnight and it worked great! I also like the idea of stirring it with a wire whisk to get the last chunks broken up vs putting it in a blender. A lot less messy!

ok a few things i changed after reading the reviews: cut the sugar by 1/2 cup (probably should have cut a little more), used part brown sugar, left the spices the same but added nutmeg. minced the apples first in a chopper, cooked it for around 5 hours then ran it through the chopper again to get out the chunks. i had to add a little water to thin it out, but overall it's REALLY good and made my apartment smell yummy. good recipe.

A little sugary for my taste.

I loved this! Very easy. I too lessened the sugar by one cup and used half brown sugar and white sugar. Wonderful recipe if you love to use the crockpot like I do.

This was great. Definitely cut the sugar by at least one cup. It is great with both half brown sugar, half white. I gave this for Christmas gifts this year and it was a hit. I will be making this for years to come.

amazing. so easy, and so yummy. I did tweak the sugar a bit, and think i will have to reduce it again. Some like it sweet, though - gave it as presents to all, friends and family. thanks! This is now my tradition - making apple butter every year! :)

Love love love this apple butter! I make it every christmas and can it for gifts. It's so much better than the jarred stuff!

Still pretty sweet after reducing the sugar, but good! After reading comments from others, I did not peel the apples but ran the mixture through the blender after it had cooked. Turned out perfectly and much less work!

This turned out very nice tasting, I loved the flavours. I used pureed apple left over from apples I'd juiced and it was fine. Very sweet, even when I'd cut down the sugar by a cup, but then my apples were sweet ones. I am currently making another batch from tarter apples with less sugar. I'm using brown sugar for this one as i think that'll go with it nicely. I will blend it with my original batch to balance it. Also, it came out very dark. I nicknamed it "the black splat" but that might just have been the apples I used. Oh, and I only needeed to cook it for eight hours.

This recipe was a great start for tweaking. After reading all the suggestions I did make a few changes. First, I initially tripled the recipe to accomodate my amount of apples. Then I cut the sugar by half and used half white and half brown sugar. I also reduced the cinnamon by half. The end product was FABULOUS! The house smelled wonderful and thae taste was so much better than any bought apple butter.

I am on my second batch, it is just great. I put it into the crock pot just about an hour before going to work, turn it down to low and let it cook. After supper I process it. Greatest and simple recipe. I went with other reviews, increased the apples, decreased the sugar, kept the cinnamon the same way because we love the taste of cinnamon.

I've never been a fan of store-bought apple butter, but wanted to give homemade a try because I've heard it's so much different & better. I have concluded that I just must not be a fan of apple butter. To me, it is just spiced-up applesauce. I guess I expect more substance to the spread, like a buttery texture or something. Anyway, I made this as stated, but reduced the sugar by just 1c versus the 2c that many other reviewers did. Thanks for the recipe, Susan!

I like that this recipe DOES not use cider or apple sauce. I did take the suggestion of reducing the sugar and adding a couple more spices as one reviewer suggested. I didn't use a crock pot. I used a slow oven and an immersion blender. Can't wait to try it again!

This is awesome apple butter. I followed the advice of some commenters. I decreased the sugar by one cup, the cinnamon by one teaspoon, added a couple of apples because the ones I was using were on the small side, and added balsamic vinegar. My husband said it was as good as we bought at Shipshewana. I think it is better. I love using the slow cooker - it's so easy.

This recipe is awesome and soooo easy for novice cookers like myself. I did cut out 1 cup of sugar and only put in 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Depending upon the apples it does not take 12 hours to make. Watch for the consistency of the butter. Everyone loves it! Thanks!

YUMMY!! This recipe was excellent. I did cut the sugar in half but I had to give it 5 stars because it's so easy and so delicious! My family couldn't get enough of it I had to make 2 more batches the next day!