The Best Apple Butter Ever Recipe
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This homemade apple butter recipe yields a rich, smooth, and flavorful spread made from slow-cooked apples and warm spices. Perfect for spreading on toast, swirls in yogurt, or as an ingredient in desserts, it balances natural apple sweetness with hints of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg for a cozy, fall-inspired treat.
Ingredients
Instructions
Place the peeled, cored, and chopped apples into a large pot or slow cooker. Cook on low heat for 4 to 6 hours, stirring occasionally, until the apples become very soft and easily mashable.
Use an immersion blender or transfer the cooked apples in batches to a food processor and puree until completely smooth and creamy in texture.
Stir in the sugar, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, and salt thoroughly to combine. Continue cooking the mixture on low heat for an additional 8 to 10 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking and allowing the apple butter to thicken and deepen in flavor.
Remove the apple butter from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Allow the mixture to cool completely before transferring it into sterilized jars for storage.
