Spiced Fruit Butter (from Equal)

• 3 lbs apples, pears or peaches
• 34 cup apple juice, pear nectar or peach nectar
• 1 -2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 18 teaspoon ground cloves
• 23 cup Equal sugar substitute

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.

apples, apple juice, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, equal sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-fruit-butter-from-equal-11976 (may not work)