How to Make Apple Butter
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This stovetop recipe for how to make apple butter is so simple & delicious and only made with a handful of commonly used ingredients from your pantry.
When you have an abundance of apples, Apple butter or Applesauce is what comes to mind to use them up. With a handful of ingredients from your pantry, you can create this rich & smooth spread in no time at all. How to make apple butter is so simple to make & a classic fall favorite to enjoy any time of the day.
WHAT IS APPLE BUTTER
It is a delicious, rich, smooth, and spicier spread concentrated from applesauce.
INGREDIENTS
Five medium apples, cored and roughly chopped.
¼ tsp salt
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ cup pure maple syrup
DIRECTIONS
- Combine all ingredients and stir together in a medium-sized pot, cover and cook on low heat, occasionally stirring, until apples have been reduced down for 2 hours or so.
- Puree apple mixture food processor (you can use an immersion blender as well) until it has a smooth and buttery texture.
- To thicken your apple butter even more after you’ve pureed it, add it back into the pot on the stove over low heat and let it cook down until it’s reached the desired level of thickness you like.
- Serve this spread warm or let it cool and keep it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
CAN IT BE MADE IN A CROCKPOT?
Yes, Absolutely! Making it on the stove can be done relatively quickly. You will want to puree your apples in a blender or food processer first before adding them to your crockpot. Add your chopped apples and the rest of the ingredients to the crockpot and let it cook for a few hours.
WHAT ARE THE USES FOR APPLE BUTTER?
It is delicious on biscuits, toast, English muffins, scones, bagels, and so much more.
DO I HAVE TO PEEL THE APPLES?
It’s not necessary, however that is entirely up to you. You will find that alot of recipes call for the apples to be peeled & cored before cooking the apples. I don’t mind some speckles of apple skins in my apple butter and it saves alot of time and makes it easier.
HOW TO STORE HOMEMADE APPLE BUTTER
It can be made for refrigeration. Store it in a seal-tight container such as a mason jar and stay fresh for 4-6 weeks.
CAN I CAN APPLE BUTTER?
You sure can. If you want to keep apple butter for longevity and are familiar with canning, you need to use the water-bath canning method to extend the shelf life for up to a year.
How to Make Apple Butter
Apple butter is rich, smooth, and spicier spread concentrated from applesauce.
Ingredients
- Five medium apples, cored and roughly chopped.
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
Instructions
Combine all ingredients and stir together in a medium-sized pot. Cover and cook on low heat, occasionally stirring, until apples have been reduced down for 2 hours or so.
• Puree apple mixture food processor (you can use an immersion blender as well) until it has a smooth and buttery texture.
• To thicken your apple butter even more after you've pureed it, add the apple butter back into the pot on the stove over low heat and let it cook down until it's reached the desired level of thickness you like.
• Serve apple butter warm or let it cool and keep it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
Have you made this recipe? Let me know in the comments & be sure to share this recipe with your family & friends.
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I have been looking for a recipe for apple butter and this one seems easy. Thank you for sharing!
Et me know how you like it. It is so easy to make.
Never had apple butter. From your pics it reminds me of a clash between nutella and peanuts. But a great way to preserve apples 🍎. Thanks 😊 for sharing.
I love apple butter but have never made it, I think I will give it a try, thanks
This looks delicious and sounds so easy!! Thanks for sharing!
It definitely is! Thank you!
Yummy! Thanks for sharing.
~Michelle
https://michellescrazybusylife.net
You are very welcome!