Apple Butter

 This apple butter recipe tastes like apple pie in a jar! It has a sweet, concentrated apple flavor with warm, cozy depth from spices and brown sugar. I’ve eaten more than I’d care to admit straight off a spoon, but it’s also wonderful on pumpkin bread, scones, English muffins…even overnight oats! This homemade apple butter makes anything it touches taste like fall. 

This recipe is a perfect cooking project for a crisp fall day, especially after apple picking. It takes a little time to make, but I think it’s totally worth it. It doesn’t just taste delicious—it’ll make your kitchen smell amazing too. I hope you love it as much as I do! 

What is apple butter?

Apple butter is a thick, flavorful spread made with apples, sugar, and spices. No actual butter here! It’s essentially twice-cooked applesauce: you’ll simmer apples until they’re tender enough to puree. Then, you’ll cook the apple puree again with the sugar and spices. Once it reduces into a thick, fragrant spread, you have apple butter!

 Ingredients

2 pounds apples, peeled, cored, and chopped into small pieces (about 5 medium)

1 cup water

½ cup cane sugar or brown sugar

3 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 tsp cinnamon pdr

¼ tsp nutmeg pdr

Pinch ground cloves

Pinch sea salt

 

 Preparations

Combine the apples and water in a medium saucepan. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes, or until the apples are soft.

Allow to cool slightly, then blend with an immersion blender or transfer to an upright blender and blend until smooth.

In the saucepan, combine the apple puree, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Place over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat to low and cook uncovered, stirring often to prevent sputtering, for 40 minutes to 1 hour, or until the apple butter has a thick, spreadable texture and rich brown color. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Transfer to an airtight container or jar and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

 

 

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Triple Apple Snacking Cake

Ingredients

Roasted Apples:

2 medium apples (Honeycrisp, Braeburn, or Pink Lady), peeled, cored, and diced

 

1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted

 

2 tsp  cinnamon pdr

 

Pinch kosher salt

Cake Batter:

2 cups all-purpose flour

 

1 tsp baking powder

 

½ tsp baking soda

 

½ tsp kosher salt

 

1 ½ tsp cinnamon pdr

 

¼ tsp  nutmeg pdr

 

Zest of ½ orange

 

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

 

1 cup light brown sugar, packed

 

2 large eggs

 

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

 

1 tsp vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Frosting (Weeknight-Friendly):

1 tub (about 16 oz) cream cheese frosting

 

¼ cup apple butter - recipe to make apple butter, please see my next post,

 

Zest of ½  orange

 

Splash of vanilla extract

 

Pinch of salt

Optional Toppings:

Chopped toasted nuts

 

Candied ginger

 

Crushed pretzels (for salty contrast)

 

Directions

Roast the apples: Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss diced apples with butter, cinnamon and salt. Spread on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Roast 15–20 minutes, until tender and lightly caramelized. Cool.

Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan or line with parchment. Lower oven to 350°F.

In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in applesauce and vanilla. Fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined.

Spread half the batter in the pan. Scatter roasted apples evenly over the top. Dollop remaining batter over and gently spread to cover.

30–35 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.

In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese frosting, apple butter, orange zest, vanilla and salt until smooth. This creates a frosting that’s glossy, aromatic, and just sweet enough to balance the apples.

Spread frosting over cooled cake. Sprinkle with optional toppings. Slice into squares and enjoy.

 

Not my recipe, saw it thought shall share with you all. 

 

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