Homemade Apple Butter

Homemade Apple Butter is a simple way to add apple pie flavours to almost anything and a fantastic way to use up apples before they spoil. Add it to oats, as a topping for pancakes or scones or as a filling for pastries. You can also use it as an ingredient for apple muffins, or simply as a topping for almost any dessert.

For those who don’t know much about Apple Butter, it’s not actually made with butter. It is essentially a concentrated spreadable version of apple sauce.

The main differences are that apple butter includes brown sugar and spices, while apple butter does not, and it’s cooked a little longer than apple sauce which creates a thick, intense apple flavour.

Feel free to use any variety of apples you prefer or have at hand. I prefer using Granny Smith Apples for everything as they are less sweet, but this is a personal preference.

As mentioned above, this Homemade Apple Butter is super versatile and great as a topping or filling for almost anything. Why not give it a try on my Apple Pie Pancakes or Apple Pie Ice Cream. It’s also great as a filling for my Apple & Cinnamon Bread and Butter Pudding or my Apple Pie Sandwich Cookies.

Homemade Apple Butter

Vanessa Vermaak

Homemade Apple Butter is a simple way to add apple pie flavours to almost anything and a fantastic way to use up apples before they spoil. Add it to oats, as a topping for pancakes or scones or as a filling for pastries. You can also use it as an ingredient for apple muffins, or simply as a topping for almost any dessert.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Sweet Treats

Servings 2 Cups

Ingredients

  

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• 4 – 5 Medium Apples Peeled, cored and chopped
• 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
• ¼ Cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• ¼ tsp Ground Allspice Optional
• ¼ Cup Apple Juice or water
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract Optional

Instructions

• Peel, core and chop the apples to dice size. Place in a medium saucepan and toss with the lemon juice
• Add the sugar and spices, then the apple juice/water and vanilla and bring to medium heat
• Bring to a steady simmer then reduce the temperature slightly and cook gently over until apples are very soft, around 15 – 20 minutes
• Use a hand/stick blender to blend the apples until smooth
• If the mixture is still very runny, place back on the heat and cook gently for another 5 – 10 minutes until a little thicker (The texture should be just a little thicker and more spreadable than apple sauce. It will thicken further while chilling in the fridge).
  
• Pour into a clean glass storage jar or plastic container. Cool to room temperature, the add an airtight lid and chill in the fridge until ready to use
  

Notes

You can use any variety of apples for apple butter.

Apple butter will last in the fridge for at least 2 weeks or in the freezer for around 6 months. If frozen, thaw overnight in the fridge before use.

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Keyword Apple Butter, Apple Pie, Apple Sauce, Homemade, Homemade Apple Butter