Apple Butter Recipe – Skinnytaste

This simple stovetop apple butter recipe with apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice will have you smelling and tasting like fall!

Apple Butter Recipe

I usually make crockpot apple butter, but I get so many questions about making it on the stovetop, so here’s my stovetop apple butter recipe. This spread is the best apple butter ever, and it’s so easy to make! Your kitchen will smell amazing as it simmers on the stovetop. It’s great on toast, oatmeal, or overnight oatmeal, or as a topping for pancakes, yogurt bowls, cottage cheese, and more. If you like this classic apple butter recipe, don’t miss my pumpkin butter recipe. And if you need more apple recipes, here’s my homemade applesauce recipe.

A great way to use up fall apples!

September and October are the best months to head out east or up north to visit orchards and pick apples. I always make this when I make apple butter! It’s an easy way to transform oatmeal, yogurt, and more into fall dishes!

What is apple butter?

Applebutter is similar to applesauce, but they are different. Applebutter is more concentrated and thicker than applesauce. It has more sugar and the apples are cooked for a long time until they caramelize and turn a deep brown color.

How healthy is apple butter?

Apple butter is made from whole apples, so it has some of the fiber and nutrients from the fruit. It does have quite a bit of sugar, but it’s concentrated, so you only need a little at a time.

Apple Butter Ingredients

Here are all the ingredients you need to make this apple butter recipe. For exact measurements, see the recipe card below.

• apologize Of course, the main ingredient in apple butter! Peel, core and finely chop six large apples. I like to use a variety of sweet red apples, such as Honeycrisp, Gala and Ambrosia.
• sugar: I use a mixture of light brown sugar and raw sugar, also known as turbinado sugar. If you don’t have raw sugar, substitute brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup.
• spices: Cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg.

How to Make Apple Butter

Here are step-by-step instructions for making this simple stovetop apple butter recipe: For exact measurements, see the recipe card below.

1. Place the apples in the Dutch oven. Or, place 6 tablespoons of water in a heavy saucepan, add the sugar and spices and mix well.
2. partially cover Cook over medium to low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft and dark brown.
3. Puree the apples Place in a hand blender, cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring until thickened.
4. Cover and cook Simmer over medium to low heat for 2 hours, stirring frequently, until thickened.

How to eat apple butter

There are so many ways to enjoy this apple spread. Here are a few of my favorites.

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If you want to know how long apple butter will last in the fridge, apple butter will last about a month due to its high sugar content.

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