slow cooked spicy apple-pear butter

How To Make slow cooked spicy apple-pear butter

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  Peel, core and slice apples and pears thin.
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  In a medium bowl, combine sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt; whisk to combine.
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  Place about 1/4 of the apples and pears in the crock pot, sprinkle 1/4 of the sugar mixture over the fruit in slow cooker; toss to combine. Begin layering the rest of the fruit and sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture until cooker is full. NOTE: Fill the crock pot up plus some extra. The fruit will cook down.
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  Cook on low setting for 10 hours; stirring occassionally. Mixture will thicken and become dark as it cooks.
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  After 10 hours; stir in the vanilla. Use and immersion blender to puree the fruit until smooth. Continue cooking on low another 2 hours uncovered.
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  Ladle hot apple-pear butter into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe rims of the jars clean with clean damp cloth, cover with hot sterilized lids, and screw bands on.
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  Allow jars to rest undisturbed on countertop for six hours or overnight.Check lids to ensure they sealed.
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  Apple butter will keep for up to one year in a cool, dark place.
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