Apple Butter
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If autumn had a scent, it’d be this recipe simmering away—sweet apples, warm cinnamon, and a hint of cloves filling the kitchen. Apple butter takes a little time, but every spoonful tastes like homemade comfort.
Despite the name, there’s no butter in apple butter! It’s a smooth, spiced fruit spread made by slowly cooking apples with sugar and spices until they become thick, dark, and velvety. Think of it as a richer, deeper version of applesauce—one that’s perfect for toast, biscuits, or even by the spoonful.
Apple butter is endlessly versatile!
Try it:
It also pairs beautifully with sharp cheeses, roast pork, or a cup of hot tea.
How to Store or Freeze:
This recipe was sourced from Taste of Home. For more delectable dishes, browse through our Cooking & Recipes forum; you can also share your own recipes!
Despite the name, there’s no butter in apple butter! It’s a smooth, spiced fruit spread made by slowly cooking apples with sugar and spices until they become thick, dark, and velvety. Think of it as a richer, deeper version of applesauce—one that’s perfect for toast, biscuits, or even by the spoonful.
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Apple butter is endlessly versatile!
Try it:
- Spread on toast, biscuits, or pancakes
- Swirled into oatmeal or yogurt
- As a condiment on a cheese board
- In baking — swap it in for applesauce or pumpkin
- Or simply enjoy a spoonful straight from the jar (no judgment here!)
It also pairs beautifully with sharp cheeses, roast pork, or a cup of hot tea.
How to Store or Freeze:
- Refrigerate: Transfer cooled apple butter to containers, leaving about ½ inch of space at the top. Keeps up to 2 weeks in the fridge.
- Freeze: Store cooled apple butter in freezer containers, again leaving space for expansion. It’ll last up to 3 months frozen. Thaw in the fridge before using.
- 5½ pounds apples, peeled, cored, and finely chopped
- 4 cups sugar
- 2 to 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Place apples in a 6-quart slow cooker.
- In a bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; pour over apples and mix well.
- Cover and cook on high for 1 hour.
- Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until thickened and dark brown, 9–11 hours, stirring occasionally (more often as it thickens).
- Uncover and cook on low for 1 hour more.
- For extra-smooth texture, whisk or blend until silky.
- Spoon into freezer containers, leaving ½-inch headspace. Cover and refrigerate or freeze.
This recipe was sourced from Taste of Home. For more delectable dishes, browse through our Cooking & Recipes forum; you can also share your own recipes!
