Apple Butter in the Oven recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 pounds apples - peeled, cored, and chopped 2 cups apple cider ¾ cup dark brown sugar 1 pinch kosher salt 1 cinnamon stick 1 star anise 2 whole cloves 3 whole allspice berries 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Nutrition Info
- 46.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 12.2 gcholesterol: : -fat: 0.1 gfiber: 1.2 gprotein: 0.1 gsaturatedFat: : -servingSize: -sodium: 13.2 mgsugar: 10.2 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Apple Butter in the Oven
Directions
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Combine apples, apple cider, brown sugar, and salt in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and allspice. Bring to a simmer. Cover partially and cook until apples are soft, 20 to 25 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
Remove whole spices from the pot with a slotted spoon. Reserve cinnamon and star anise, discard cloves and allspice. Puree apples with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir in lemon juice and return cinnamon and star anise to the pot.
Bake uncovered in the preheated oven, stirring every 30 minutes, until apple butter thickens and deepens in color, about 3 hours. Let cool completely. Discard cinnamon and star anise before transferring to airtight containers.