Apple Butter Recipe
- Cook Time: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes
- Yield: 2 cups
- Who can resist homemade apple butter on hot rolls or toast?
Ingredients
- 2 lb cooking apples, peeled, cored, quartered
- 1-1/2 cup apple cider
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Ground Allspice
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
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 ½-inch head space.
- Cover and freeze.
Tips
Apple butter should be of smooth consistency for easy spreading.
If apple butter is lumpy, beat with a hand mixer to reach desired consistency.
