Old-Fashioned Apple Butter Canning Recipe
It’s like all of your favorite apple pie flavors condensed down into some thick, spreadable goodness. Apple butter is easy to make, and is perhaps most delicious on a warm, homemade biscuit.
Old-Fashioned Apple Butter Canning Recipe
Course: Breakfast, Condiments, DessertCuisine: American, SouthernDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
PintsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
3
hours30
minutesIngredients
8 lbs Apples (Fuji or Golden Delicious work great)
4 cups Plain apple cider (or just use water)
3 cups White sugar
3 cups Brown sugar
4 teaspoons Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon Allspice
1/2 cup Lemon juice
Directions
- Peel and core the apples. Cut them into slices or small chunks.
- Add prepared apples and the apple cider to a pot. Cook at a low simmer until apples are very soft.
- Stir in all remaining ingredients. Using a countertop blender or immersion blender, thoroughly puree the mixture. Do this in smaller batches if necessary.
- Return all of the puree to the pot. Cook at a very low simmer for about 3 hours, until the mixture is thick enough to mound up on a spoon without running off.
- While still hot, ladle apple butter into sanitized pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch of headspace.
- De-bubble jars, wipe the rims. Process the jars in water bath canner for 15 minutes (adjusting for high altitude if necessary).
Recipe Video
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