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.

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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 ...

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.