Apple Butter – A Beautiful Mess

This is a super quick and easy apple butter recipe that only requires 5 ingredients and takes about 35 minutes to prepare. The texture will be a little more rustic than apple butter recipes that take hours to make, but the flavor will be perfect for the fall season.

I love to eat this recipe on toast with butter or cream cheese. I also love adding a bit of apple butter to grilled cheese sandwiches. If you haven’t tried it yet, you should. It’s a delightful combination. And of course, apple butter is delicious spread on buttered biscuits.

Related: Next, let’s make pumpkin butter, strawberry jam, and peach jam!

material

• Apples – I like to use a sweet variety like Honeycrisp
• Brown sugar
• Granulated sugar
• cinnamon
• Vanilla extract

direction

Prepare the apples by peeling and removing the cores.

In a medium to large saucepan, add the apple slices, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Heat over medium heat. Stir frequently to dissolve the sugar, being careful not to let the mixture burn the bottom of the saucepan. After 30 minutes, the apples should be very tender.

Using a hand blender, puree the apple mixture until smooth, if you don’t have a hand blender you can also transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor and puree it.

Allow to cool and it’s ready to use.

Tips on how to make it

• Allow the apple butter to cool and then store it in a jar or other airtight container.
• Apple butter will keep in the refrigerator for at least two weeks, but probably longer.
• I like to use a sweet apple variety like Honeycrisp, but any variety will work in this recipe. Different varieties will have different flavors. For example, using only Granny Smith will result in a tart apple butter. You can also use a mix of varieties if you have more than one type of apple.

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