Apple Butter Recipe
- Cook Time: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes
- Yield: 2 cups
- Who can resist homemade apple butter on hot rolls or toast?
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 2 lb cooking apples, peeled, cored, quartered
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp Ground Allspice
Directions
- Place apples and cider in large stock pot or Dutch oven. Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in sugars, cinnamon, allspice and lemon juice. Simmer an additional hour, until very thick
- If freezing, pour hot apple butter into freezer containers, leaving 1/2-inch head space. Cover and freeze
- RECIPE NOTE: Apple butter should be of smooth consistency for easy
spreading. If apple butter is lumpy, beat with a hand mixer to reach desired consistency
