Mangia! No Sugar Added Applesauce / Butter

I wanted to make the house smell like fall today so decided to make some Applesauce. I looked around for some recipes. It seemed pretty simple and generic. But then Derrick requested Apple Butter. So I looked up a few recipes. The sauce and butter recipes were almost the same except the butter had more spices and SUGAR (it varied between brown and white). Well, we are not eating any added sugar. What to do to get the extra sweetness? Here's the recipe I came up with.

No Sugar Added Applesauce / Butter

4 Granny Smith apples or other tart apples
2 Gala apples or other sweet apples (this is to replace the sugar)
1 cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice

1.  Peel and core the apples. Cut them into large chunks (about 8).
2.  Stick them in a Crockpot on low.
3.  Add the spices.
4.  Cover and cook for 3 hours. Give a stir every hour.
5.  Mash the apples. Taste for flavor. Add any additional spices
     that you favor at this time. (I added another cinnamon stick.)
6.  Cook uncovered for another hour to get the remaining liquid
     out.
*If you want applesauce stop here.*
7.  Ladle a couple scoops into a blender (I used a Magic Bullet)
     and puree until smooth. Pour into jar. Continue to puree the
     rest a couple of scoops at a time.
8.  Enjoy warm or cool. Over toast or on a pancake.

Mangia!