Apple Cranberry Butter

After successfully making apple butter the last two years when I saw a recipe for apple cranberry I thought it would be great for Thanksgiving.  Warm rolls with this apple cranberry butter just sounds wonderful.  Whats even better is that there's no sugar in it either.  The other great thing is that it can be made in the crock pot.  If those two things don't sell you on it nothing will.

You can't really tell from this picture because it is in a red container but it is a really pretty deep pink color.  I might have to bake some biscuits to try it out before Thanksgiving.

Cranberries are plentiful this year and you can buy some on sale.  You can throw some in the freezer for later too.

Start by washing the cranberries.  Look for any soft ones. Throw those out.

Core and cut up 5 to 6 apples.  These are honey crisp apples.

A liner in the crock pot will really make this recipe easier.  Put the apples in the pot.

Add the cranberries on top.

Turn the crock pot on high.  Cook for 4 hours.  Stir occasionally.

This is after 2 hours.

This is after 4.

Dip up the mixture into a bowl.

Use either a blender or imersion blender, blend well.

Looks nice and smooth.  I almost skipped the next step because it looks so smooth.

Use a strainer to strain the mixture.

Use a spoon to push it through.

I was surprised that there was so many little black seeds left.

Put it back in the crock pot.

The recipe called for a stick of cinnamon put in the bottom.  I didn't have a stick so I put a teaspoonful in and stirred it in.  Leave the lid off, turn the crockpot back on high for another 2 hours.  This will thicken it up.

It's thick and ready to be spooned up..

Cover and store in the fridge. It will last a month in the fridge and up to a year in the freezer. I have a feeling I will be sharing this with someone.

Apple Cranberry Butter

5-6 apples
1 bag cranberries
cinnamon

Place in crockpot.  Cook on high for 4 hours.  Blend and strain.  Place back in the crockpot uncovered on high for 2 hours.