This easy apple butter recipe simmers on the stove, made with apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, it smells and tastes like fall!
Ingredients
- 6 large apples, peeled, cored, finely chopped (honeycrisp, gala, ambrosia)
- 1/3 cup raw sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, not packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
Directions
- Place the apples in a Dutch oven or heavy pot with 6 tablespoons of water.
- Top with sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg and mix well.
- Cover partially and cook on medium low heat for 30 minutes, stirring a few times, until the apples are tender and dark brown.
- Uncover and puree with an immersion blender.
- Simmer, uncovered for about 2 hours on low heat, stirring frequently until thickened.
- Spoon into jars or containers, cover and refrigerate.
