Making and Preserving Apple Butter

Don't you just love apple butter? It's one of our favorites around here and it's super easy to make a bunch of it and can it up so you have enough for a whole year or more. Come along and I will show you how. Here's what your gonna need for a single batch:
6 lbs. apples (I like a tart and sweet apple like gala but you can use what you like)
3 cups water
5-6 c sugar
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground gloves
That's it. Put cored and peeled apples in a large stock, then add in the rest of the ingredients. Simmer until apples are mushy and some of the liquid is evaporated. Take off heat and blend with a stick blender. To can this yummy treat up, prepare 8 1/2 pint jars or 4 pint jars, lids and rings and ladle mixture into each jar leaving a 1/4 inch headspace. Water bath can for 10 minutes.
It's that easy folks. It's that easy!! I hope you try this recipe and enjoy the flavors of fall straight fro your own kitchen. It's truly delicious! Do yourself a favor though and make sure to use fresh organic apples for this, nothing store bought. You'll thank me later.
Not to mention that a jar of good apple butter at the store is about $5 for just a few dollars more you will get 4 jars. Can't beat that.
Oh and save those peels and stay tuned for my future video showing you how to use up all those apple scraps! It's a winner too.
If you would like to try a fancy apple peeler/corer like mine, click the link below:
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[@cherylwarren6208]

You can call the bakery department in your grocery store and ask them for their buckets they get their frosting in. They are food grade, and some will just give their buckets away. I've gotten a bunch that way. Just a reminder... ask for the lids too. There are a few I don't have lids but I figure I can A. Buy lids or B. Turn them into planters 😊

[@lifeonturkeylane5950]

Great information. Thank you.

[@cherylwarren6208]

@@lifeonturkeylane5950 you are welcome.

[@RheaClark-t5v]

I am grabbing my keys and am going to get apples right now! Yummy!

[@lifeonturkeylane5950]

Yay hope you make this. So good!

[@debrakranzusch6561]

Just finished canning my sweet relish.

[@lifeonturkeylane5950]

Ooh that sounds good.

[@debrakranzusch6561]

I make mine in a slow cooker, the boiling water bath

[@lifeonturkeylane5950]

Yes I have done slow cooker a time or two. Always turns out amazing.