Is apple butter better for you than jelly?
While it does contain apples, apple butter is very high in sugar and calories, making it a less healthy option. However, it is still healthier than jelly since it is made with whole apples and thus contains a small amount of fiber.
What do you do with apple butter?
What do I do with Apple Butter?
- Spread it on toast
- Stir it into oatmeal
- Top your pancakes and waffles with it
- Use it instead of pumpkin or applesauce in recipes
- Set out a bowl with a cheese plate
- Swirl it into cakes or cupcakes
- Brush it on chicken or pork during the last few cooking minutes
How to make old fashioned apple butter at home?
- Pour the apple cider into a 40-gallon copper kettle and place over an open wood fire.
- Add the sliced apples and sugar into the copper kettle.
- Add the cinnamon oil.
- Cook for 10 to 12 hours while stirring continuously.
- Serve or can when the mixture is thick and dark brown.
What is a good recipe for apple butter?
Traditional Apple Butter Spread Recipe
- Slow Cooker Method. Place sweetened pulp in a slow cooker with lid partially off to let steam escape. ...
- Microwave Method. Place sweetened pulp in a microwave-safe bowl and cook for 20 minutes at a time. ...
- Stovetop Method. Place sweetened pulp in a medium saucepan and cook over medium-low heat. ...
- Oven Method. Heat oven to 250 F. ...
- Can the Apple Butter. ...
What Do I Do with Apple Butter?
Glad you asked! That’s what this post is for, to give you 10 uses for apple butter you might not have otherwise thought of.
Apple Butter Carrot Cake Oatmeal
A super cozy breakfast that combines apples, apple butter and carrot cake flavor.
Apple Butter Roasted Chicken
Sweet and savory combine in this perfect Sunday night dinner. Slather your bird with apple butter for a delicious hearty meal!
Apple Butter Bacon Scones
Sweet apple and salty bacon flavors combine in these rustic, hearty scones. Your breakfast needs one!
Turkey Cheddar Apple Butter Panini
Use apple butter as spread on this fall-flavored sandwich with melted cheese, crisp apples and fresh turkey and herbs.
Apple Butter Cacao Nib Rugelach
These rugelach are buttery, soft, sweet bites studded with cacao nibs and apple butter. An absolute treat!
Apple Butter Blue Cheese Pancetta Pizza
A pizza with apple butter - how fun! Ready in 30 minutes and lots of sweet + salty flavors going on.
Infuse even more fall-ish flavor into your cooking and baking this season with these creative apple butter uses
Infuse even more fall-ish flavor into your cooking and baking this season with these creative apple butter uses.
Apple Butter Cake Roll
This is a new take on a pumpkin roll. My spicy gingerbread cake might make you think back fondly to holidays at Grandma’s! —Debbie White, Williamson, West Virginia
Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches
My grandfather loves these pumpkin-flavored treats. They remind him of a cookie his mother made. They’re fun to eat no matter what your age. —Amber Wahl, Acampo, California
Apple Butter and Pumpkin Pie
I'm proud of this pie because I made it up in my head, and it turned out very well! It's a little different from traditional pumpkin or pecan pie, which makes it a nice holiday surprise. —Sherry Little, Sherwood, Arkansas
Old-Fashioned Stack Cakes
My grandmother has always fixed these for family gatherings, and they are the first thing everyone asks about. “Where is the stack cake?” The layers are what make this recipe stand out…delicious! —Stephanie Gilbert, Whitesburg, Kentucky
Apple-Butter Barbecued Roasted Chicken
I love cooking so much, I sometimes think of recipes in my sleep and wake up to write them down! This dream-inspired dish is my family’s favorite way to eat chicken. —Holly Kilbel, Akron, Ohio
Apple Butter Biscuit Breakfast Bake
My grandmother created this recipe to use up the leftovers. By combining leftover ham and biscuits with her homemade apple butter, milk and eggs, she could serve us all a warm, delicious breakfast and still have time to spend with the grandchildren. —Marty Leverette, Columbia, South Carolina
1 Mixed into Oatmeal
By far one of the sweetest and most satisfying ways to use apple butter is stirred into hot oatmeal. It’s like eating apple pie for breakfast! Mixing apple butter into oatmeal is also easy and takes minimal effort. Try it in place of your normal fruit choice or even in addition to your other fruits with oatmeal for a variety of sweet flavors.
2 Into Baked Goods
You can use apple butter as a replacement for oil, eggs, and butter in any baked good recipe you choose. Just like applesauce, apple butter will help create a sweet, moist flavor and also offer binding power to your recipes. It’s especially tasty in muffins, cookies, pancakes, breads, waffles, and cakes.
3 As a Jelly Replacement
Love PB & J? Don’t we all! For a healthier and more choice than commercial jellies and peanut butter, use apple butter and raw almond butter instead. Call it an AB & AB sandwich if you like! Even add a dash of cinnamon to make it more like a dessert sandwich or use it as a healthy breakfast choice.
4 A Toast Topper
If you’re not in the mood for a sandwich, just try topping some toasted sprouted grain bread with a smear of apple butter, cinnamon, and maybe even sliced bananas. You can use apple butter to top your toast with, just like you would any other spread. It’s especially yummy on sprouted grain cinnamon raisin bread in the fall season.
5 Smoothie Ice Cubes
Here’s a neat little trick to try if you love smoothies as much as I do: freeze apple butter into an ice cube tray and use the frozen cubes in smoothies. You’ll have an instant apple pie like flavor to use in your shakes in no time! It’s especially yummy when you blend it with almond milk, banana, and a vanilla protein powder.
6 To Top off Sweet Potatoes
Spread some apple butter onto a warm sweet potato for an especially sweet and satisfying dinner side. You can even use this as a healthy dessert or breakfast dish. Add a dash of cinnamon and cardamom to really take things up a notch!
7 As a Muffin Spread
Apple butter is great to use as a spread for muffins and is also a healthier option in place of fattening butter. Spread apple butter onto muffin flavors like blueberry, bran, oatmeal raisin, banana, and apple cinnamon muffins as a healthier way to do breakfast this week.
Toast
Toast is probably the most common vehicle for eating apple butter. Some people enjoy a piece of toast with just apple butter slathered on it, while others put butter on the toast and then add apple butter on top. Any bread will create toast that tastes good with apple butter, including white bread, rye, pumpernickel and whole wheat.
French Toast
French toast is made by submerging slices of bread into beaten raw eggs, then frying the concoction in a frying pan. After you have fried both sides of the bread, put it on a plate with butter and apple butter. Many people enjoy French toast with maple syrup, but apple butter is a delicious alternative.
Peanut Butter
Peanut butter and apple butter were made for each other, their tastes meld perfectly. If you find yourself without any bread, you can even eat a spoonful of peanut butter and apple butter with nothing else for a quick, simple protein hit.
Squash
Butternut squash can be made even more delicious by covering it with apple butter. Slice a butternut squash in half and remove the seeds. Bake it in an oven, then take it out and, while it's still hot, cover the surface with fresh apple butter. This recipe mixes the flavors of two classic, fall treats.
What is Apple Butter Used For?
Here at the big red barn we are always developing more apple butter uses and recipes.
Does Apple Butter Need to be Refrigerated After Opening?
Absolutely! While sealed, the vacuum keeps out boogers that could cause spoilage. Average shelf life unopened is 11 months.
What Does Apple Butter Taste Like?
The spread should taste like baked apples and a mix of warming spices. It should be sweet but have a tang.
We Know Apples
Here’s the thing. All apples are not created equally . A truly superior apple fruit spread combines several varieties of apples to find the perfect balance of flavor and texture.
Pairings – What Goes with Apple Butter?
Apple butter is a pantry staple at the big red barn. We use it for baking, as a pancake spread, and as a meat garnish.
What Apples Are Best for Apple Butter?
The texture of the fruit can be described as soft, crisp, dry, juicy, mealy, smooth, fleshy, or transparent.
Do You Use Heirloom Apples in Friends Drift Inn Apple Butter?
In my mind, you need genetic diversity not only in the world’s orchards but in my apple butter kettle!
