Homemade Apple Butter
This apple butter will kick off your fall season the right way and give your home an aroma of the best fall-scented candle you’ve ever experienced. No peeling is required and results in a velvety smooth apple butter!
Prep:
10
minutes
Cook:
240
minutes
TOtal:
250
minutes
Ingredients
- 4 pounds apples of your choice (cored & chopped)
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Core, dice and slice your apples into wedges or cubes. Do not have to be perfect but should be similar in size.
- Preheat your oven to 250 F.
- Once all apples are cut, put them into a large bowl and season with salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and lemon juice, then add the brown sugar and toss to evenly distribute.
- Add all the apples and seasonings to a large pan, and wrap the top with plastic wrap, then aluminum foil. Make sure that the plastic wrap is not hanging down the sides of the pan lower than the aluminum foil.
- Put the pan into the oven and bake at 250 F for about 2 hours.
- After 1 ½ hours, take the pan out of the oven, carefully pull off the plastic/aluminum foil layer and mix the apples while distributing the liquid.
- After the apples have been mixed, replace the plastic/aluminum foil and place the pan back in the oven to continue baking for another 2 hours.
- After 2 more hours, remove the pan from the oven and let it cool at room temperature for about 20 minutes before pureeing.
- Once the apples have cooled slightly, puree them into a smooth liquid using a blender.
- Once all apples are pureed, taste the apple butter and adjust the seasoning with salt, brown sugar, lemon juice and spices to your liking before chilling. Enjoy!
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