Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2005

Great recipe! I love apple butter and have always made applesauce first than added my spices but I fellowed this recipe and it turned out wonderfully. I did let mine cook in the crockpot overnight and a whole day, just for the smell mainly. I was a bit nervous cause I thought it might be a bit to watery but after I processed it in my food processer it was perfect. It made 4pint jars. Thanks for a great recipe!

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DOWNIEGIRL

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2005

This recipe is so easy and so yummy! I made it in a few hours as my crockpot seems to work a lot faster than the norm. I boiled for 1 hour on high, stirred and let it cook on low for several hours while I made supper and went about my day. I did throw it into the blender and was worried about the consistancy, but after canning and leaving overnight, it was perfect. This has to be the best apple butter I have ever tasted. Used tart green apples and it came out perfect, not to sweet or over-powering - apple butter IS meant to go on toast. People that complained about the sweetness must be eating it right from the jar. Would have liked a more in depth explanation on how to store unused jars - refridgerate? cold room? Thanks for a great recipe!

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2005

I followed the directions exactly as stated and when I went to fill the jars all I had was a big gooey mess - not at all what apple butter is supposed to look like. It smelled good but it can not pass as apple butter.

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2005

I really like this recipe for it's simplicity. I did on the other hand make a few modifications. It is VERY sweet so I cut the sugar in half and squeezed in the juice of half a lemon. I also left the skin on the apples. After cooking I ran it through the food processor and it came out beautifully. My family and friends are raving over it. Thanks a bunch for a great recipe, Susan.

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Kim

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2004

Way too much cinnamon. Also I didn't use any sugar, just a 1/2 cup of huney. I also used a few more apples. Very good with just a little less cinnamon.

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Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2004

Loved it! Made enough to last all year. Real easy when you don't have much time to stand over a stove all day.

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Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2004

This apple butter would have been too sweet with the allotted amount of sugar, just as the other users suggested, but I love cinnamon, so I kept that the same. I only added about a third of the sugar that the recipe suggested. It tasted like it had the right amount of sweetness to me (I like tart stuff), but it never thickened up like it should have. It was still delicious - I ate it kind of like applesauce, but it was much richer and more decadent. Maybe next time I will add some cornstarch for thickening, or maybe I should have cooked it longer? I don't know what I will do next time, I just know I liked the taste, and I will experiment to see if I can thicken it up while still keeping it less sweet. This recipe, however, is a good starting point, and a great idea for using excess apples.

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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2003

recipe was good--we took advice of several folks and cut sugar and cinnimon in half--slow cooked it for two days and then canned it. Came out great

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2003

This sure was easy. And no burns from superheated liquid splatters like when I made apple butter on the stove. I used 12 medium apples and 3 cups of sugar. Nearly filled my 3 quart crock pot in the beginning. I also added 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon allspice. I removed the lid for the last couple hours to help thicken. Processed in a BWB for 10 minutes in half-pint jars. Tasted plenty sweet to me.

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Amy Schmelzer

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2003

This apple butter has a great flavor and a fabulous aroma. My house has never smelled more like "autumn." I do want to say, though, that this recipe is really sweet. Almost a little too sweet, and I even altered the recipe. I used 12 apples and 3 c. sugar. I think I would still use my 12/3 ratio next time, but use Granny Smith apples or another apple that is less sweet than the red delicious I used this time.

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Amber

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2003

this was good, but calls for too much sugar and cinnamon. so, i added an additional apple, halfed the sugar and cinnamon and it came out perfect! where i live it is very hard to find apple butter, so this recipe is definately a blessing.

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Reviewed: May 2, 2003

I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE SWEET HOMEY SMELL I HAD IN MY HOUSE. BUT WHEN I TASTED IT WOW. DELICIOUS! WILL MAKE OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2002

I added plums to this and made it during our annual plum-jam-athon. This was the one recipe that people were asking for more of.

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2001

It wasn't exactly what I was looking for, But it was great. We have use it as filling for tarts and cookies, and it's great on toast.

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2001

Too too sweet for my family! I got my own recipe for this one and the family very happy with mine. Its a good recipe for the people who love sweet things. I put mine in the freezer.Up to nine months. The recipe did not say how to store the Apple Butter this is importain to the people who make it for the frist time. Or forgot how to make the Apple Butter. Need more information for keeping the product and how.

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2001

This was a great recipe in thought. I'm really glad I read the reviews first. I cut the sugar in half. I also cut the cinnamon in half with the second batch and found it better, 4tsp is just TOO over powering. The concept of the slowcooker was perfect the amount of cooking time was perfect. My family can't get enough of MY version. I hope others will try this recipe and do it to their tastes. It's better than jam thanks for inspiring me with this recipe. Cheers!!

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2001

This was a very simple way to make apple butter. It was the first time I had ever made it and was pleased at how fast it went. I through it all in the crock pot and went to bed! We woke to a wonderful aroma! Much too sweet though. I would cut the sugar in half or use double the apples.

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2001

What an easy recipe, and tasty too!

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2001

my 2 year old went crazy for this!

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2000

YUM!!! My husband loves apple butter and I had never had it before. This was such a treat , my husband raved about it and started offering jars of it to family , friends, and neighbors. Thanks for this great recipe!

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