Apple Butter

Name: Apple Butter
Ingredients: 4 pounds tart/sweet apples, such as Mutsu, Jonagold, or Braeburn, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice; 2 cups sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 2 quarts fresh-pressed apple cider

5 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

4 pounds tart/sweet apples, such as Mutsu, Jonagold, or Braeburn, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 quarts fresh-pressed apple cider

Directions

1

Place the apples in a 3- or 4-quart noncorrodible pot.
2

Stir in the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and apple cider.
3

Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat.
4

Cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5

Turn down the heat to very low and cover the pot.
6

Continue to cook for 3 hours, until a deep brown color.
7

Uncover the pot and continue cooking the apple butter until the liquid is cooked off and the apple butter is thick.
8

Allow to cool for several hours at room temperature.
9

Spoon the apple butter into jars and cover with a lid.