Homemade apple jam recipe.

What is Apple Jam or Apple Butter?

Apple Jam also known as apple butter, is without any butter added.
Why it is called apple butter? not apple jam?

Apple butter goes back to the Middle Ages era.
The roots of apple butter started in Europe, with monasteries having lots of apples.
Making apple butter is the best way to use and conserve fruits for monasteries.

A glance at the list of ingredients below, you will not see any butter added.
It is only called "butter" because of its soft-thick butter-like consistency.
Easy to spread onto your toast.

How to Make Apple Butter

Another reason why it is called apple butter is because of its cooking process.

It is cooked over an hour or so, over slow heat until it's thick. 

Short cooking time ... the end result is apple sauce!
Long cooking time ... the end result is apple butter!
Apple cider vinegar is added for that extra tartness.

Homemade Apple Butter Recipe

I dabbled in making apple butter and apple jam. Well, I am trying very hard not to use butter, but...
just because I have plenty of apples in my fridge.

It seems like everyone in this house had enough apples (unless it is for juicing or baking an apple pie or cake!
Which reminds me, it has been a while since I made apple pie :) )

Due to some dental issues ie sensitivity... I too prefer not to eat apples anymore. Love the crunch but it hurts like h***!!!

How to Store Apple Butter?

With proper care in bottling Apple butter/ Apple jam, can last you, at least a month. 

Testimony: I made this batch on 20th January, and today 21st February (as I am typing this post), it still looks good and tastes good.

Don't think I can stretch any further than a month!

Only one or two tablespoons left :D

I use this apple butter as filling for my Apple Pie Macaron 

Other Jam or Preserve that you might want to try

• Lemon Curd
• Coconut Jam
• Blood Orange Marmalade
• Pineapple Jam