Found this recipe on the website suggested by Dennis (snaglpus)




Crockpot Fig Apple Butter

Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 8 hours Total time: 8 hours 20 mins

Ingredients

20 dried black figs, stems removed, cut in half
6 apples, peeled, cored and diced
1 cup apple cider
½ cup honey (or other sweetener such as maple syrup)
3 tablespoons cinnamon (sounds like a lot, because it is, and it’s awesome)
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
pinch of salt

Instructions

Place all ingredients in the slow cooker. Mix well.
Put the slow cooker at low and cook for 6-8 hours until apples are completely soft and almost mushy.
Place ingredients (I did mine in two batches) in food processor and puree until smooth.
Eat with anything. A spoon, on some banana bread, on a banana. Possibilities are endless.
Store in refrigerator in a jar. Because jars are cute.
Notes
Made 3 (8 ounce) jars for me.

Tony, its a great recipe!  I've tried it with raw honey and coconut sugar.  The cococnut sugar makes it richer.  I also added lemon juice and 3 different types of apples.  And a little salt brings out the flavor.

Thanks Dennis, I'll have to give it a try. It does sound good.

I bought some dried white figs from whole foods last weekend. I might try this with what I have and see how it turns out. Maybe this weekend?

Nichole, if you get it made, tell us how it comes out.:)

Will do!

Has anyone tried this (or a similar) recipe with agave nectar?

Incase anyone wants to check out the site.
http://www.paleomg.com

Nicole, I'm a foodie! I cook all the time and my loves it! Yes agave works and so does dried figs. Use a hand blender in the crock pot. I use a Vitamix and it works sooooooo nice. Read her blog comments. They are so funny!

So this delayed gratification thing is getting on my nerves. The recipe calls for apple cider, but that is seasonal, too. You can find it in stores, but somebody decided it needed to be pasteurized and so it is nothing more than apple juice. I have to wait for next autumn and buy it unpasteurized from a local source to use it inter alia in this recipe. That's another eight or nine months. Who can wait that long?

Come on Dale!!!!  Improvise!   Just get some unsweetened apple juice and start cooking!  Most organic stores like Whole Foods or Home Economist will carry all types of juices and ciders.  If you have a juicer, juice some apples.  Heck I would even try using Pom or V8 Splash diet.  But these do have processed sugars.  The trick is to find something that does not have a WHOLE lot of sugar.  Be blessed!

cheers!

OK Dennis. I am not the most imaginative guy in the world, so I am grateful for the suggestions.  I guess I can manage to press enough of cider on my own to satisfy the recipe. Thanks for the  encouragement.

Got a pot going now. Swapped coconut sugar for the honey and added a few dates this time. Can't wait to try this one.