Homemade Spiced Apple Butter
Sweet, creamy, loaded with warming spice, smooth, and SO. GOOD. This Homemade Spiced Apple Butter is the only thing you need this Fall!
Servings: 192
Calories: 16kcal
Ingredients
- 5 pounds apples. peeled, cored, and sliced
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon apple pie spice
- 1 ¼ cups apple cider
- ½ cup boiled cider
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
Instant Pot
- Combine all ingredients in Instant Pot.
- Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes.
- Release pressure.
- Working in batches, transfer apple mixture to blender.
- Pureé.
- Return to Instant Pot.
- Cook on low sauté, stirring frequently, for 45 minutes, or until pureé mounds on spoon.
Stove Top
- Combine all ingredients in a 6 quart stock pot.
- Cook over medium low heat until apple are soft, about 35 minutes.
- Working in batches, transfer apple mixture to blender.
- Pureé.
- Return to stock pot.
- Cook over medium low heat for 45, stirring frequently, until thickened.
Notes
Substitutions:
- We used Pink Lady apples for this recipe. Feel free to use your favorite baking apple!
- Cinnamon can be used in place of apple pie spice.
- We used our Homemade Boiled Cider, but feel free to use store-bought!
- You don't have to have an instant pot to make this. We included stovetop instructions in the recipe card! It's just the instant pot is a much easier way to make it.
- You may need heat resistant gloves when sautéing the apple butter.
- This recipe is vegan and gluten free!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 16kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg