Ontario Apple Butter
Apples cooked down for hours with cider and spice into a dark, thick spread.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 300 min
- Total
- 330 min
- Servings
- 40
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 40 kcal
Equipment
- •Slow cooker or heavy oven casserole
- •Sterilised jars
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 40 kcal
- fat
- 0 g
- carbs
- 10 g
- protein
- 0 g
- calories
- 40
Instructions
- 1
Simmer the apples in the cider until completely collapsed, about 40 minutes.
- 2
Blend or pass through a sieve to a smooth purée.
- 3
Return to the pot with the sugar, spices and lemon juice.
- 4
Cook very low, uncovered, for 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally, until dark and thick enough to mound on a spoon.
- 5
Check the sweetness and spice.
- 6
Pot into hot sterilised jars and seal.
Chef's tips
Leave the lid ajar throughout; apple butter thickens by evaporation, not by sugar.
Ingredient substitutions
- apple cider → apple juice, though cider gives more depth
Storage
Sealed jars keep 12 months; refrigerate after opening.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Cooking too hot so it scorches at the base
Serving suggestions
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