Spaghetti-No's (Homemade Spaghetti-O's)

Fill a pot with 6 cups water. Bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to time on package, stirring occasionally. Be sure to salt your water.

Meanwhile, in a medium sauce pan combine all remaining ingredients except for butter and cheese (start with 1 tbs of sugar). Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.

Continue to simmer 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Stir in butter until melted and fully incorporated. Turn off heat. Stir in cheese a few pieces at a time until fully melted.

When pasta is done drain well and add to sauce. Stir gently to coat. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. Cover. Let sit 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

See notes below

Note 1: I used Ditalini because it was the closest shaped pasta I could find at my local grocery store, but there is another type called Analletti that is the exact Spaghetti-O's shape if you can find those and want to have a more exact replication.

Note 2: If you are using a sweetener other than raw sugar you will most likely need to adjust the amounts accordingly. I would start with about 2 tsp of any other sweetener then adjust from there.