Recipe: Crock Pot Apple Butter

This is my favourite crock pot recipe, I love absolutely anything with apples in it. My kids eat this mixed in with yogurt, on top of waffles and I'm sure they wouldn't mind having it straight out of the jar either. It uses minimal ingredients, doesn't require much effort and tastes great. When it comes to recipes, what else is better than that?!

Ingredients:
1 dozen apples, peeled, cored, and cut into small pieces (I used red delicious)
1/2 cup Water
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon all spice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Take the cut up apples place them in the crock pot or a large bowl and coat them with the brown sugar, all the spices and water, mix well and turn the cock pot dial to the lowest setting. 

Cover and let sit for 5-7 hours....really the longer the better. 

Use a blender to make it a smooth apple butter (which is what I did) or leave it as is.

Jar it and enjoy!!!

Recipe: Old Fashioned Pectin Free Strawberry Jam

I'm sure just about everyone knows how to make pectin free strawberry jam, but since there was a point in my adult life when I didn't, I'm making a recipe post for all others out there that mirror the younger version of me in the this department.

Ingredients:

8 cups of whole strawberries 

6 cups of sugar

1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions:

-Set the stove to low-medium (on a 1 to 10 dial I use a 3).

-Rinse and drain the strawberries and place in the a large pot. Add sugar and lemon juice to the pot and gently stir together. 

-Take a fork and press the strawberries against the pot as everything starts to heat up. Stir occasionally and let the jam come to and stay at a boil. Leave on the stove for at least an hour, or until you get the desired thickness and then place in jars.

Enjoy!!!