Thick and Smooth Fall Apple Butter
This Thick and Smooth Fall Apple Butter is a rich, sweet, tart, spread loaded with fall flavor and spice to make breads and sandwiches extra delicious.
Ingredients
- 4 pounds Granny Smith or Macintosh apples peeled, cored and quartered
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup apple cider
- 2 cups brown sugar or less to taste
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- grated rind of 2 lemons
- juice of 3 lemons
Instructions
- Add the apples, water, and cider to a medium pot. Cover and cook on medium high heat until soft.
- Puree with an immersion blender or process in a blender or food processor. Measure the volume.
- Add up to ½ cup brown sugar (I prefer dark brown) for each cup of puree to taste. I use a little less typically.
- Add spices, rind, and lemon juice and cook over very low heat until thick and dark brown. This may take 3 to 4 hours.
- If you don't think you'll use it within a week or two, make sure to can or freeze.
- This spread is great on sandwiches, warm breads, and as a topping for pancakes and French Toast.
