Comments on: Apple Butter

By: rinabeana

rinabeana — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 02:17:07 +0000

Love this recipe! It’s the only canning recipe I use that is not part of the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. My entire house smells heavenly while this is in the oven.

By: mrspuma

mrspuma — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:03:51 +0000

Should the cloves be ground?

By: feedthyself

feedthyself — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:58:36 +0000

Love at first bite! Melts in your mouth. My 12yo who said “I don’t like apple butter” kept coming for a taste. Well done!! (I used Arkansas Black)

By: thesweetandsalty

thesweetandsalty — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:46:02 +0000

I made this last night and it was delicious. I was so excited about the amazing smell coming from the oven that I forgot to blow on the spoon and burned my tongue. It was worth it though, great recipe.

By: momx4

momx4 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:07:37 +0000

Made this for Christmas Gifts but instead of peeling, coring and slicing the apples I quartered them whole and ran the mix through the food mill after cooking it as above(I do the same for my homemade apple sauce).

This has a very deep complex flavor different from most, like very much thanks for sharing, and I’m sure the recipients will also be Thankful.

By: MrsCJK

MrsCJK — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:15:45 +0000

I tried making apple butter for the first time with this recipe and I probably wont try another one because it came out great! I only have it for fridge storage now, but plan to borrow my mom’s canning equipment (until I get my own, which I put on my Christmas list!) and make more for gifts and sharing over the holidays. Thanks for the recipe!

By: Magi

Magi — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:40:09 +0000

Okay, made my first batch today. I looked up processing times and read 5 minutes for pint & 10 minutes for quart. I made 8 pints & processed 7 of them. The 8th went in the frig for us to eat now. I processed them for 5 minutes, and they all pinged and sealed nicely. I’m a little worried because I just read 3 recipes that said process pints for 10 minutes.

I know it was against your recommendation, but I used Golden Delicious. It’s what I had. I purchased a bushel & a half of Golden Delicious and half a bushel of Gala several weeks ago. The farmer recommended the Golden Delicious for apple butter.

I doubled the apples, water, vinegar, & lemon, but only put in the sugar & spices for a single batch. My plan was to add as needed. It never needed any more. The flavor was fantastic. Thanks for the recipe!

By: Magi

Magi — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:27:17 +0000

I’m planning to make and can apple butter today. I’ll do some Googling, but just in case you read this today, how long do you process in the hot water bath when you can this? Thanks!

By: barefootbelle

barefootbelle — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:26:45 +0000

Hi Marvey, Actually, Ree has a good section on her website about canning. It’s a pretty simple process and is easiest with a canning pot and rack, and if you purchase one, it should come with directions as well.

By: marveycooks

marveycooks — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:30:38 +0000

I have been wanting to make this apple butter ever since you posted it but have never canned! Any suggestions on a good website to look at?