Apple Date Chutney – Food in Jars

Ingredients

• 4 cups peeled (cored, and chopped apples (about 3-4 medium apples))
• 1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup pitted and chopped dates (about 6 ounces whole dates with pits)
• 3/4 cup minced shallot
• 1/2 cup dried currants
• 1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 2 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick