Apple Butter

Name: Apple Butter
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoon lemon zest, minced; 2 kg granny smith apples; 350 ml apple juice; 250 g brown sugar; seeds of 4 cardamom pods, ground

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Paramount Cooking

By Christine Manfield

Published 1995

About

This recipe works best with tart, green cooking apples to balance the added sweetness. It is delicious spread on toast or brioche or served warm with apple tea cake and lashings of cream.

Ingredients

2 kg granny smith apples
350 ml apple juice
250 g

Oceania
Australia
Preserve
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Roughly chop the apples, including the peel and cores.
In a large stockpot, bring the chopped apple and apple juice to a boil over gentle heat. Stir regularly to prevent sticking.
Pour the contents of the stockpot into a conical sieve over another pot and press the solids through the sieve. Discard the contents of the sieve and gently reheat the apple pu