Warm Cinnamon Spiced Apple Butter
This deeply flavored homemade apple butter is slow simmered with warm cinnamon, cloves, and a touch of brown sugar until it becomes a thick velvety spread. It is a quintessential fall pantry staple that is wonderful on toast, stirred into oatmeal, or given as a heartfelt homemade gift.
Thick silky homemade apple butter slow cooked with warming fall spices that is perfect for spreading, gifting, or stirring into recipes.
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Instructions
Start the Apples
Combine the chopped apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and lemon juice in a large heavy bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir everything together well and cook uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples have softened and released their juices and the mixture is bubbling steadily.
Blend Until Smooth
Remove the pot from heat and use an immersion blender to blend the cooked apple mixture until completely smooth and silky. Alternatively transfer the mixture carefully in batches to a countertop blender. Once blended return the smooth apple puree to the pot over the lowest heat setting your stove allows.
Slow Simmer to Concentrate
Cook the blended apple puree uncovered over very low heat for 2 to 2.5 hours, stirring every 15 to 20 minutes to prevent sticking and scorching on the bottom. The apple butter is ready when it has darkened to a deep reddish brown color and a spoonful placed on a cold plate holds its shape without releasing any liquid around the edges.
Cool and Store
Remove the finished apple butter from the heat and allow it to cool completely to room temperature before transferring to clean glass jars with tight fitting lids. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks or freeze for up to 3 months. The apple butter will thicken further as it cools.
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