apple butter
noun
: a thick brown spread made by cooking apples with sugar and spices usually in cider
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Butter and warm biscuits is a great combination, but homemade apple butter is even better.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
There’s a pork and applesauce take of moist roasted pork loin served with sauce made with apple butter, on a bed of buttery pureed potatoes and green beans with tiny pieces of strip bacon ($28).
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
The Fulton Fall Folk Festival is an annual attraction with tractors, antique cars and apple butter.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
My go-to parfait is this yogurt, topped with muesli or granola, apple butter, and a quick dollop of maple syrup.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
There’s a pork and applesauce take of moist roasted pork loin served with sauce made with apple butter, on a bed of buttery pureed potatoes and green beans with tiny pieces of strip bacon ($28).
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
The Fulton Fall Folk Festival is an annual attraction with tractors, antique cars and apple butter.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
My go-to parfait is this yogurt, topped with muesli or granola, apple butter, and a quick dollop of maple syrup.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Apple butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20butter. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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