apple butter

noun

: a thick brown spread made by cooking apples with sugar and spices usually in cider

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This cobbler is filled with warm, gooey apple butter and topped with soft, buttery biscuits. Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 1 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 Someone who beams when an expert tastes her homemade apple butter and genuinely enjoys it. Erin Hill, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Go for the signature pancake balls, filled with either dulce de leche, Nutella or pumpkin-apple butter, and served with a side of bacon. Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apple butter

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of apple butter was circa 1813

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“Apple butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20butter. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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