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If you're looking for a tasty and affordable way to preserve your apple harvest, then look no further than this easy canning apple butter recipe! It's perfect for spreading on toast or muffins, and it makes a great gift for friends and family. Plus, with these tips, you'll be able to make the most delicious apple butter ever! So, what are you waiting for? Start canning today!
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Can you get botulism from apple butter?
Many say you shouldn't can apple butter but as long as you get it past 248 degrees to kill botulism you will be fine. Do the sight and sniff test when opening ANY canned item and if an itemdoesn't seal properly put it in the fridge and use it within 5 days.
In 2015 there was only 140 deaths caused by botulism…and of those 140, only 2 were home canning related. One was due to improper processing times and the other was because they ate after the jar had unsealed.
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Is apple butter safe for canning?
Canning apple butter is a great way to make your apple harvest last for years to come. Canning apples as apple butter is simply one way to use up apples.
If you don't want to can it, you can store it in a mason jar and freeze it for storage if you have the room.
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What you need for Canning Apple Butter
12 pounds of apples
4 cups ofapple juiceor apple cider
6 cups of sugar
Salt
1 tablespoon ofcinnamon
1 teaspoon ofground cloves
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How to Can Apple Butter
Cut the apples into quarters, without peeling or coring them, and cut out damaged parts.
Put them into a large pot, juice, or cider, cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, and cook until apples are soft, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
Related: Amish Pear Butter Recipe
Ladle apple mixture into a food mill process into a large bowl below. This is a basic applesauce recipe.Measure out 24 cups of apple puree
Add 6 cups of granulated sugar and cinnamon, and ground cloves.Stir until the sugar is dissolved, then bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Reduced the heat and boiled gently, stirring frequently until the mixture thickens and holds its shape.Process in a water bath. Boil for 20 minutes.
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Canning Apple Butter
Lover of Apple Butter? Me too! Here is my favorite recipe and tips on Canning Apple Butter to make your experience the best!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Ingredients
- 12 pounds of apples
- 4 cups of apple juice or apple cider
- 6 cups of sugar
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of ground cloves
Instructions
- Cut the apples into quarters, without peeling or coring them, cut out damaged parts.
- Put them into large pot , juice or cider, cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, cook until apples are soft, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Ladle apple mixture into a foodmill process into a large bowl below. This is a basic applesauce recipe.
- Measure out 24 cups of apple puree
- Add 6 cups of granulated sugar and cinnamon, and ground cloves.
- Stir until the sugar dissolved, then bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Reduced the heat and boiled gently, stirring frequently until the mixture thickens and holds its shape.
- Process in a water bath. Boil for 20 minutes.
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Nutrition Information
Serving Size
1 grams
Amount Per ServingUnsaturated Fat 0g
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The end result was delicious apple butter that I canned and am now using in all sorts of recipes. If you have an abundance of apples, give this recipe a try – it’s definitely worth it! Have you ever made your own apple butter? How did yours turn out?
