Easy Stove Top Apple Butter (canned)

So tis the season of apples and what a more tasty breakfast than apple butter on fresh bagels. Yum!!! So for this post I decided to dedicate to making a tasty but easy apple butter recipe on the stove, not the slow cooker. I love apples and as I have mentioned my boys (my son and my partner) do as well so they were completely on board when I suggested we make some this year. As this was our first time trying this recipe I only made a small batch but I suspect we will be making a much bigger batch in the not so distant future.
This recipe uses apple sauce but you can use fresh apples if you prefer, I posted directions for applesauce in an earlier post. Using fresh apples just takes a little while longer as you have to make them into sauce before they become butter.

Ingredients
5 cups of apple sauce (or 5 lbs of apples if preferred)
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp allspice

You will also need a large sauce pan, a wooden spoon, 6-7 sterilized caning jars and I highly recommend a wide mouth funnel and a canning set (large canning pot, jar tongs, magnetic lid grabber, etc).

Instructions

1. If you are using fresh apples make them into sauce according to my instructions in a previous post if not just put your apple sauce into your sauce pan and continue to step 2.
2. mix your water, sugar, lemon juice and seasonings in well with your sauce so they are completely combined.

3.  Bring your mixture to a boil and let simmer stirring frequently for approximately an hour or until you can scoop a little out and it stays on the spoon without running off.

4.  Scoop into warm sterilized jars and turn lids until hand tight. Boil in water up to top of the jar for 20 minutes. Remove the jars let cool

I am not responsible for any injuries or bad batches incurred while following my instructions and I recommend following USDA recommendations for canning. Good luck and happy canning!