apple butter
noun
: a thick brown spread made by cooking apples with sugar and spices usually in cider
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Simply froth together apple butter and heavy cream until creamy.
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Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
This casserole, from our 1991 recipe collection, has a classic sweet potato filling, but it’s sweetened with apple butter for a richer, more concentrated flavor.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Shop the variety of crafters and vendors, and purchase fall faves like apple butter (of course), apples, cider, pumpkins and gourds.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
Customers can pick their own apples or buy pre-picked apples in the retail store along with preserves, apple butter, fresh produce, apple cider, apple cider slush and caramel apples.
2849 S. County Road 825 East, Fillmore
About 17 of the 52 acres of land are dedicated to apples.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
This casserole, from our 1991 recipe collection, has a classic sweet potato filling, but it’s sweetened with apple butter for a richer, more concentrated flavor.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Shop the variety of crafters and vendors, and purchase fall faves like apple butter (of course), apples, cider, pumpkins and gourds.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
Customers can pick their own apples or buy pre-picked apples in the retail store along with preserves, apple butter, fresh produce, apple cider, apple cider slush and caramel apples.
2849 S. County Road 825 East, Fillmore
About 17 of the 52 acres of land are dedicated to apples.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Apple butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20butter. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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