Homemade Apple Butter

Homemade Apple Butter

44 servings
Apple butter is thicker than applesauce with a rich caramelized flavor and warm fragrant spices. It's used as a spread, topping, or snack. This homemade apple butter recipe is easy to make from scratch on the stovetop in as little as two hours.

Ingredients

  • apples)

    (roughly 10 small-medium apples

    4 lb
  • apple juice

    apple cider, or water

    ½ c
  • lemon juice
    1 tbsp
  • light brown sugar

    gently packed*

    1 c
  • ground cinnamon
    2 tsp
  • ground cloves
    ¼ tsp
  • salt
    ¼ tsp

Directions

  1. 1

    Core and chop apples into chunks. Peeling, optional. Place apples into a large stock pot.

  2. 2

    Add apple cider, lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Stir together.

  3. 3

    Cover and cook (light simmer) over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until apples have become very soft. Approximately 1-2 hours, depending on the variety of apple.

  4. 4

    Use an immersion blender to puree apples in pot or spoon into a blender and puree in batches. Return pureed apples to the stovetop to cook for an additional 30-60 minutes or until thick, and a deep brown color. Check doneness by placing a spoonful onto a plate and allow to cool. If there is no water separation, the apple butter is ready.

  5. 5

    Spoon mixture into jars. Refrigerate 3 weeks up to 1 month.

Homemade Apple Butter

Homemade Apple Butter

170 min44 servings42 cal

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About this Recipe

Longing for that deep, spiced apple flavor that evokes cozy autumn days? This homemade apple butter recipe delivers a rich, caramelized spread that's far superior to anything store-bought, all made simply on your stovetop.

What makes this apple butter truly shine is the patient stovetop cooking process, allowing the natural sugars in the apples to caramelize beautifully. Combined with a balanced blend of cinnamon and cloves, this technique develops an incredibly deep, complex flavor that you just can't rush.

Prepare for your kitchen to be filled with the most inviting aromas of cinnamon and cloves as this apple butter slowly cooks down. The final result is a luxuriously thick, deeply flavorful spread with a beautiful reddish-brown hue, much richer and more concentrated than traditional applesauce. Despite its gourmet taste, this is an easy-to-make recipe from scratch, primarily requiring a bit of stirring during its stovetop journey.

This homemade apple butter is thicker than applesauce, boasting a rich caramelized flavor and warm, fragrant spices. It transforms humble apples into a delectable condiment perfect for spreading or topping.

While this recipe's spice profile is perfectly balanced, feel free to adjust the amounts of cinnamon and cloves to your liking. For the liquid, you can easily swap the apple juice for apple cider to deepen the apple flavor further, or simply use water if preferred.

This versatile homemade apple butter is perfect as a spread on toast or biscuits, a flavorful topping for yogurt or oatmeal, or even a delicious accompaniment to pork. It makes for an excellent addition to your appetizer spread or as a comforting snack.

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