Looking for a sweet treat to spread on your piece of toast? Consider homemade apple butter instead of jam or jelly. I love it combined with almond or peanut butter on fresh-from-the-oven bread… or topped on vanilla coconut milk ice cream.
Simple No-Sugar Apple Butter
11 to 12 sweet-tart apples, such as Mutsu (my favourite!), cut into small chunks
2 cups apple cider
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Put all the ingredients in the slow cooker. Mix to combine. Cook on high for 4 hours. Reduce the temperature to low for 2 hours. Remove the lid and use an immersion blender to purée until smooth. Continue cooking, uncovered, stirring infrequently, for an additional 5 to 8 hours until very thick.
Laurie Sadowski 
Mmm! This butter would be nice on a warm scone – an apple-chai one perhaps!
Definitely! Did you end up making them?
I did make them, but they didn’t last long!
I’ve had this and I LOVE it!!!!!!!!
Awesome! I LOVE applebutter but have been having a difficult time finding it since moving to NorCal. It’s especially difficult to find sugar-free stuff. This recipe looks awesome! I can’t wait to try it out =)
Enjoy! Let me know how it goes.