HOMEMADE SPREAD

APPLE BUTTER

PREP + COOK TIME 7 hours MAKES 3 cups

• 1kg apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
• 1 cup apple juice
• ¼ cup caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon cooking salt
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways

Combine apple, juice, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cloves in a 4.5-litre slow cooker. Cook, covered,