Ingredients

The following ingredients have 15 Servings
  • 1 pound Apples
  • ½ cup Apple Cider
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • Juice of 1/2 Lemon
  • ½ Teaspoon Cinnamon ground
  • Salt (pinch)

Instruction

  • Peel apples, cut into quarters and cut out seed core.
  • Cut apple into smaller pieces and place into bowl. Cover with lemon juice to stop the browning and to flavor.
  • Place apple into a small pot and heat up.
  • Add sugar, apple cider, salt, ground cinnamon to the apple in the pot and combine.
  • Cover the pot until it boils and keep then over a medium heat setting.
  • Stir occasionally and watch it get mushy. Reduce heat to a simmer.
  • Cook down until consistency gets thicker. The total cooking time from beginning to end can take 1½ to 2 hours.
  • The apple butter is ready when it has thickened and it appears brown in color. The texture should look like velvet.
  • Place apple butter into clean jars and lock with a lid.
  • Store in the fridge or use straight away. See post for more storing ideas.