Crockpot Apple Butter (25 servings) 6 pounds apples 3 cups fresh apple cider 2 and 1/2 cups sugar 1 Tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice (optional) For this recipe, I've found that Macintosh, Cortland or Gala apples work the best. This recipe makes about 5 pints of apple butter. Wash apples and cut them in quarters. You don't need to peel or core them. In large, heavy pot, cook the apples in 3 cups of cider over medium heat as you would for applesauce (don't add water). When the apples are soft, put them through a strainer. You should end up with about 13 cups of applesauce. Cook the applesauce in a Crock Pot on high for 3 hours, then overnight on low. In the morning, turn the Crock Pot to high again. Add the sugar and spices. Cook until your reach your desired thickness - usually about another 3 hours depending on your Crock Pot. Serve with cottage cheese, pan-fried crispy scrapple or on toast. You can use this the same way you might use any jam or preserve. This beats commercial apple butter by a mile! While the process isn't quick, I would classify it as being simple. The Crock Pot does most of the work. Mr Breakfast would like to thank qcity for this recipe. Recipe number 2182. Submitted 10/13/2007.