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Apple Butter

Melanie Dueck
Apple Butter is a sweet velvety concentrated apple spread that you’ll want to put on everything. It requires just a few ingredients and a little bit of patience to make this yummy jam like condiment.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 28 Tablespoons
Calories 44 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pounds golden delicious apples quartered and cored
  • 3/4 cup apple cider or apple juice
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Place apple in a large pot with cider, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
  • Cook covered over medium-low heat for 1 hour, stirring every 10 minutes, until very soft.
  • Puree apples with a hand blender or a high powered blender until smooth. Stir in vanilla.
  • Cook UNcovered over low heat for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally (about every 5 minutes) until dark in color.
  • Place in jar and store in fridge up to 3 weeks. (Makes about 3 1/2 8-ounce jars.)

Nutrition

Calories: 44kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 23mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg