Brown sugar, spices and sweet red wine give this apple spread lots of spirit.
Spirited Apple Butter
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 3 hr 20 min
- Servings 80
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 can (12 ounces) frozen (thawed) apple juice concentrate
- 1/2 cup sweet red wine or apple cider
- 4 pounds cooking apples, peeled, cored and cut into fourths
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup apple brandy or apple cider
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
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Step1Heat juice concentrate, wine and apples to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered about 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until apples are very soft. Mash with potato masher if necessary, to remove all lumps.
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Step2Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until no liquid separates from pulp.
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Step3Immediately pour into hot, sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe rims of jars; seal. Cool on wire rack 1 hour. Store in refrigerator up to 2 months.
Nutrition
30
Calories
0g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
8 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Tablespoon
- Calories
- 30
- Calories from Fat
- 0
- Total Fat
- 0g
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- Sodium
- 0mg
- Potassium
- 60 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 8 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Fruit;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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