I make this 8-ingredient apple butter every fall-it's like apple pie in a jar!

"This apple butter recipe tastes like apple pie in a jar! It has a sweet, concentrated apple flavor with warm, cozy depth from spices and brown sugar. I've eaten more than I'd care to admit straight off a spoon, but it's also wonderful on pumpkin bread, scones, English muffins...even overnight oats! This homemade apple butter makes anything it touches taste like fall. 🙂"

"What is apple butter? Apple butter is a thick, flavorful spread made with apples, sugar, and spices. No actual butter here! It's essentially twice-cooked applesauce: you'll simmer apples until they're tender enough to puree. Then, you'll cook the apple puree again with the sugar and spices. Once it reduces into a thick, fragrant spread, you have apple butter! For the smoothest texture, peel the apples before making this recipe."

Apple butter is a thick, flavorful spread made from apples, sugar, and warm spices, offering a concentrated, apple-pie-like taste and aromatic depth. Preparation involves simmering peeled apples in water until tender, pureeing them, then cooking the puree with brown or cane sugar, fresh lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and a pinch of sea salt until the mixture reduces into a smooth, thick spread. About two pounds of apples (roughly five medium) are recommended for a smooth texture. The resulting spread pairs well with toast, pancakes, pumpkin bread, scones, English muffins, and overnight oats, and fills the kitchen with a cozy fall aroma.

Read at Love and Lemons