Spiced Fruit Butter (from Equal)

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 lbs apples, pears or peaches
• 3/4 cup apple juice, pear nectar or peach nectar
• 1 -2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2/3 cup equal sugar substitute

Recipe

• 1 peel and core or pit fruit.
• 2 slice.
• 3 combine prepared fruit, fruit juice and spices in dutch oven.
• 4 bring to boiling, cover and simmer until very tender, about 15 minutes.
• 5 cool slightly.
• 6 puree in batches in blender or food processor.
• 7 return to dutch oven.
• 8 simmer, uncovered, over low heat until desired consistency, stirring frequently (this may take up to 1 hour).
• 9 remove from heat, stir in equal spoonful.
• 10 transfer to freezer containers or jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• 11 store up to 2 weeks in refrigerator or up to 3 months in freezer.
• 12 very nice spread over any kind of chop after turning and for all the traditional things a fruit butter is used on.
• 13 canadian diabetes association food choice value: 1 tablespoon= 1++ 60% calorie reduction from traditional recipe.