apple butter
noun
: a thick brown spread made by cooking apples with sugar and spices usually in cider
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Make a big batch of homemade slow-cooker apple butter and use some as the perfect filling for this pound cake, or just pick up a jar from the local farmer's market.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 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
Insider tip: Pick up some local apple butter, a classic souvenir, from the Silver Dollar City theme park, says the Ozarker’s general manager Chris Patrick.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 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
Insider tip: Pick up some local apple butter, a classic souvenir, from the Silver Dollar City theme park, says the Ozarker’s general manager Chris Patrick.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for apple butter
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“Apple butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20butter. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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