I love to make this apple butter recipe in the fall.Thick, smooth, and richly spiced, it's delicious on toast, pancakes, and more.Just 8 ingredients! Jump to recipe 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 You’ll NeedThis apple butter recipe calls for 8 simple ingredients:Fresh apples, of course! You’ll need 2 pounds, about 5 medium.For the smoothest texture, peel the apples before making this recipe.Water – It helps the apples steam and soften without burning.

Sugar – I especial

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