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Small Batch Apple Butter Recipe

Easy small batch apple butter prepared over the stove top. No need for immersion blender!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 30 Tablespoons
Calories: 23 kcal
Course: Breakfast , Condiments
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 Pound apples
  • ½ Cup apple cider
  • ½ Cup sugar
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • ½ Teaspoon cinnamon ground
  • salt pinch

Instructions

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  1. Peel apples, cut into quarters and cut out seed core.
  2. Cut apple into smaller pieces and place into bowl. Cover with lemon juice to stop the browning and to flavor.
  3. Place apple into a small pot and heat up.
  4. Add sugar, apple cider, salt, ground cinnamon to the apple in the pot and combine.
  5. Cover the pot until it boils and keep then over a medium heat setting.
  6. Stir occasionally and watch it get mushy. Reduce heat to a simmer.
  7. Cook down until consistency gets thicker. The total cooking time from beginning to end can take 1½ to 2 hours.
  8. The apple butter is ready when it has thickened and it appears brown in color. The texture should look like velvet.
  9. Place apple butter into clean jars and lock with a lid.
  10. Store in the fridge or use straight away. See post for more storing ideas.

Notes

  • 1 Tablespoon = 1 serving. This recipe makes about 30 Tablespoons which is about 8 ounce or a 250 ml jar.

Nutrition Information

Calories 23kcal (1%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 1mg (0%) Potassium 20mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 8IU (0%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 1mg (0%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 30Tablespoons

Amount Per Serving

Calories 23

% Daily Value*

Calories 23kcal 1%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 1mg 0%
Potassium 20mg 0%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 8IU 0%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 1mg 0%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.