Apple Maple Butter
October 2, 2009 | Print | E-mail | Filed under apple, canning, maple
I mentioned in my turnover post that I’d be posting soon about the maple applesauce I used to fill some of them (as well as my vols-au-vents), so here it is! Michelle at Big Black Dogs was twittering about her apple maple butter recipe last week, and it sounded so amazingly good that I just knew I had to try it. She posted the recipe before the weekend hit, so I was able to borrow a food mill from one of my friends and start making it Friday night. I used the food mill to make the apple butter, but I didn’t want to waste the delicious leftovers, so I just called it “chunky applesauce” and went with it. Here’s my version of the recipe, adapted from Michelle’s recipe for apple maple butter.
- 10 cups chopped apples
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1/2 tsp cardamom
Cut the apples into chunks. I really should have chopped them into smaller chunks than this to help them cook a little faster.
In your crockpot, combine all of the ingredients. Cook on high for 4 hours. After that, I turned my crockpot to warm and just let the apples sit overnight and get nice and mushy.
Mash the apples with a potato masher; it’ll make it easier on your food processor in the next step.
Grind up the mashed apples in your food processor.
Now, run the mixture through your food mill. You should end up with a nice, smooth, slightly thickened butter. I canned mine and got about 2 pints out of it, which I still haven’t used up!
This is the “chunky applesauce” remaining in the food mill that I just couldn’t let go to waste. Perfect for filling pastries!
And here is the canned apple maple butter. Yum! Thanks, Michelle!
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October 2nd, 2009 at 10:51 am
So glad this worked out for you!!!!!
It looks so yummy and I like your additions to the recipe too!
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Looks so yummy!! My sister wld love this!
October 2nd, 2009 at 8:09 pm
I LOVE apple butter and love that you put maple in this!!! i cant wait to make!
October 2nd, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Yum! I think I might have to make a stop at the orchard this weekend for some apples so I can give this a try.
October 2nd, 2009 at 10:33 pm
I found your blog through Tasty Kitchen and am so glad that I did! This apple maple butter looks absolutely amazing. My dad would go crazy for it and he is coming to visit next week so I’ll have to whip some up. Thanks for the recipe.
October 5th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Wow! Looks amazing! I bet it taste as good! Would this work with strawberries?
October 5th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Faithy – You know, I am really not sure! I bet if you cook down the strawberries to almost jam-like quality so that they become thickened like the apples, you might be able to do it. If you try it, let me know how it turns out!
October 6th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
That apple butter looks so good! The maple would make it even better!
October 12th, 2009 at 1:08 am
Mmm, I love the addition of maple. It looks fantastic!
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I have got to try this! I’ve been craving apple butter (from CrackerBarrel) for a long time. I found a recipe for pumpkin butter the other day, so I may have t dual butter making day soon. Oh, yum!