We are entering the beginning of the holiday season when everyone is starting to think more about gift giving. With fall being in full swing, cinnamon spice apple butter is the perfect fall gift for your friends and neighbors.
I don’t know about you, but I love a homemade edible gift. There’s nothing like receiving an edible gift that’s so delicious, you instantly text your friend for their recipe.
I got this recipe from my husband’s grandmother, and she always sends me homemade preserves and apple butter. Thank you Nama for this recipe!
I also love a gift that you can make in bulk and gift to a lot of people. Especially at the end of the year when we have teacher gifts, work parties and holiday get togethers, I need a gift that comes together quickly and that I can give to anyone.
That’s where this cinnamon spice apple butter comes in SO handy.
WHY THIS CINNAMON SPICE APPLE BUTTER IS A GOOD GIFT
- It’s VERY allergy friendly. Gluten free, dairy free, made with only apples, spices, and some sugar, you won’t have to worry about anyone not being able to eat it
- It’s easy to make. You won’t be spending hours putting this gift together
- It’s versatile. People can eat it on toast, use it as an oatmeal topping, or add it to a charcuterie board
A great way to elevate a simple homemade gift is to make a cute little tag for the gift. With Canva, making a fun gift tag for your homemade treats is a breeze.
Last year, I made up a phrase for my apple butter gifts that said “ThankFALL for you” and I wrote the phrase on the lid. This year, I wanted to level up the gift, so I made some tags on Canva to tie onto the jars.
Aren’t these tags cute? If you want these tags AND two more styles of fall gift tags, click here and I will send you a FREE PRINTABLE that you can use for your own cinnamon spice apple butter gifts.
CINNAMON SPICE APPLE BUTTER – INGREDIENTS
- 4 pounds organic apples. I like a 50/50 mix of granny smith and honeycrisp
- 2 1/2 tsp organic ground cinnamon
- 2 1/2 tsp organic ground nutmeg
- 1 1/4 cup organic granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- Prepare your apples. Wash the apples and cut them into big chunks. You can peel your apples, but I don’t and I have not noticed a difference in texture
- Add the apples to a crockpot, cover and cook on low overnight
- The next morning, take an immersion blender and blend up the apples until smooth
- Add the sugar and spices. Stir to combine
- Turn the crockpot back on to high and cook the apple butter for 3 hours. Stir the butter frequently.
- After the 3 hours is up, prep your canning jars.
- Get a large pot and place the jars and canning lids into the pot. Add water to cover the jars and lids and boil for 10 minutes until hot
- Take the jars out of the water and ladle the hot apple butter into the jars.
- Clean the rims of the jars with a wet, clean rag to ensure a good seal
- Add the canning lid and canning ring onto the jar
- *** IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO WATER BATH CAN THE APPLE BUTTER. YOU CAN SIMPLY REFRIGERATE OR FREEZE THE JARS***
- If you choose to water bath can the apple butter, place the filled jars back into the pot of boiling water. Make sure the water is completely covering the jars
- Process the jars in the water bath for 10 minutes.
- Take the jars out of the pot, dry them off, label them, and store until later use.
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
I hope you enjoy this recipe! Let me know in the comments if you make this and if you give it out as a gift to your friends and neighbors this year.
Cinnamon Spice Apple Butter
A smooth, subtly sweet, and deliciously spicey apple butter that you can spread over sourdough, add to a charcuterie board, or gift to a friend.
Ingredients
- 4 lbs Organic apples, 50/50 Granny Smith and Honeycrisp
- 1 1/4 cup organic granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp organic ground cinnamon
- 2 1/2 tsp organic ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp organic ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1. Prepare your apples by washing them and cutting them into chunks.
- 2. Place all of the apples into a crock pot. Set the crock pot to a low heat and cook the apples overnight
- 3. The next morning, take an immersion blender and blend the softened apples until smooth.
- 4. Add the sugar and spices. Stir to combine
- 5. Set the crock pot to high and cook the apple butter for 3 hours, stirring occasionally
- 6. At the end of the 3 hours, prepare your pint jars by adding the jars and the lids to a pot of boiling water. Boil the jars and lids for 3-5 minutes until they are hot
- 7. Take the jars and lids out of the hot water and fill with the hot apple butter. Leave about an inch of space from the top of the jar to the top of the apple butter.
- 8. Place a lid on the jar and secure in place with a canning ring. Place the jar back into your pot of boiling water to water bath can them. Make sure that there is about 2 inches of water covering the jars
- 9. Process the apple butter for 10 minutes in the boiling water
- 10. Remove, dry, label, and store for later use.
Notes
- You can leave the peels on the apples or remove them. I typically leave them on and don't notice a difference in texture when I blend the apples
