Cranapple Butter (Overnight in the Crockpot)

Here is another yummy & cute gift idea!

Well...I'll be keeping lots for myself too, 

because I LOVE to pile it on my breakfast!

Like my recipe for Apple Waffles.

I couldn't help myself, one day I looked outside and saw the ladder still by the apple tree, and the leaves on the ground...I thought what a BEAUTIFUL FALL PICTURE!  

So I took a bushel basket (aren't they soo cool!) out and took a few pics of this fall scene:

 

Anyhow...Sorry I got distracted, but it's so

GOOD TO STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES sometimes! :)

I think it helps with stress relief to just slow down & notice God's creation & the beauty of it sometimes!

Now onto the photos of the process 

for makin' this nummy stuff & the recipe...

Place apples & juice into stockpot.  Cook down until apples are very tender.

As it cooks down, the apples take on the pink from the cranberry juice!  Look at that frothy bubbly stickiness!

 Place in batches into blender, juice and all.

I thought it was so neat looking I had to take 

a more up close picture!  

(Glass measuring cups work GREAT for scooping hot stuff, my plastic one just about got ruined with the heat---so I was excited to find a glass one at a garage sale!!!)

 Puree it up, making the "applesauce".

Combine dry ingredients.  Mix all ingredients together & pour into crockpot. 

Some of us can't pour & photograph simultaneously,

teehee, I missed a little bit!  Oops.

.This is the fun part.  

Turn the crockpot on LOW and....... 

GO TO BED!!  

When you wake up in the morning 

the whole house will smell DIVINE!!!!  

Another one of my favorite thing about fall, 

the smells of apples cooking! 

Notice how it gets darker as it cooks.  

Now turn to HIGH & cock the lid to let some steam escape, as it cooks 2-3 more hours, or until desired consistency. 

It's pretty forgiving on the times, so that's nice!  

I forgot to turn it off when it was "done", 

and it went another hour & it was totally fine! 

(I think I was getting my jars all ready & everything)

Place into jelly jars-or pints.

(Make sure you wipe off your messes before placing lids on)

Hot water bath for 10 min.  Mine made 14 jelly jars, which was EXACTLY one canner full.  It's always so nice when it works out like that! :)

CRANAPPLE BUTTER

(OVERNIGHT IN THE CROCKPOT)

24 apples peeled, cored, and sliced/chunked (the tarter the apple the better in my opinion)
2 qts 100% Cranberry juice
2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
1-4 c. sugar 

Start this process in the evening:  Place apples & juice into stockpot.  Cook down until apples are very tender.  Place in batches into blender, juice and all.  Combine dry ingredients.  Mix all ingredients together & pour into crockpot.  Cook on LOW for 10 hours (or overnight).  Then (in the morning by now) turn to HIGH & cock the lid to let some steam escape.  Cook 2-3 more hours, or until desired consistency. It's pretty forgiving on the times, so that's nice!  Place into jelly jars-or pints, & hot water bath for 10 min.  Makes approx 14 jelly jars. (One canner load!)

I prefer mine pretty tart so I only add 1 cup of sugar.  I suggest adding less to start, and tasting it in the morning & adding more if needed @ that point.

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USES:  pancakes, waffles, muffins, bread (anything apple too of course), the other night I put it on a pork loin! YUM! 

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