Homemade Apple Butter Recipe
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 3 hours 30 mins
- Category: Breakfast
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 lbs apples (I prefer Granny Smiths)
- 2 cups apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon or 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250.
- Core and peel apples. Cut into bite-size pieces.
- Combine apples, apple cider, brown sugar, honey, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a Dutch oven over medium heat. A slow cooker or instant pot can be used to speed things up.
- Cook apples until soft (around 20 minutes). Stir often while cooking.
- Remove from the heat and add lemon juice, cinnamon, and vanilla.
- Puree the mixture until smooth (a blender works well for this).
- Return the mixture to the Dutch oven and bake in the oven uncovered for 2.5 – 3 hours.
- Stir every 30 minutes.
- Cook until apples are the desired color, texture, and consistency.
- Remove the cooked apple mixture from the oven and let it cool.
- Transfer into an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 5 days.
Find it online: https://pennypinchinmom.com/homemade-apple-butter-recipe/