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Apple Butter


Ready In: 165 Minutes
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 150 Minutes
Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

  • In an 8- or 10-quart kettle or Dutch oven combine apples and cider or juice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover; simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Press through a food mill or sieve. (You should have about 13 cups pulp.)
  • Return pulp to kettle. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, about 2 hours or till very thick, stirring often.
  • Boiling-Water Canning:
  • Spoon hot apple butter into hot, sterilized pint jars, leaving a 1/4-inch headspace. Adjust lids. Process in boiling-water canner for 5 minutes.
  • Freezing:
  • Place kettle in a sink of ice water to cool apple butter. Spoon into freezer containers, leaving the recommended headspace. Seal, label, and freeze.
  •  SAVE