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How to Make Apple Butter
A homemade apple butter recipe, slightly adapted from Williams Sonoma.
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Servings: 48 ounces of apple butter
Calories: 56 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 pounds Honeycrisp Apples peeled, cored and quartered
- 1 ½ cups sweetened apple cider
- ½ cup water
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 cups white sugar (organic for vegan-friendly)
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven, combine the apples, apple cider, water, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and then lower to a simmer. Cook, covered, for 30 minutes or until the apples are mushy. Puree with an immersion blender.
- Stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Cook on medium-low heat, uncovered, for an hour or until thickened, stirring frequently.
- Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
56kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
49mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
21IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48ounces of apple butter
Amount Per Serving
Calories 56
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 56kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 49mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 21IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.