Apple butter can be used as a substitute for butter, oil, or sugar in some baked goods, adding moisture and flavor to cakes, muffins, and quick breads. Print Apple Butter.

Apple butter isn’t what it sounds like — it’s not butter at all, but rather a rich, slow-cooked spread made from apples that have been simmered down to their most concentrated, flavorful form.

Or, just stick with cinnamon, using 1½ teaspoons of the spice for a simpler, cinnamon-flavored apple butter. You can use any apples to make apple butter.

Apple butter making is a Pohick Church fundraiser, but much more. “We are working together for a common cause,” said co-chair Pasour. Stewart Remaly, the other co-chair concurred: “It’s a ...

Do ahead: Apple butter can be made 1 month ahead; transfer to an airtight container and chill, or freeze up to 3 months. Editor’s note: This recipe was first printed online in September 2016.

4. Reduce the apples puree into a thick butter. Return the puree to the pot (if it was in a blender), and stir constantly over medium low heat for another 10 or 15 minutes.

Apple Butter. 3 pounds apples (such as Try McIntosh, Fuji, or Yellow Delicious) ½ cup water. ½ to 1 cup sugar. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. ¼ teaspoon ground cloves ...

In a true set-it-and-forget-it fashion, this luscious apple butter comes together in the Instant Pot in just about 30 minutes and is entirely fuss-free—clean-up included.