Cinnamon-Cardamom Spiced Apple Butter is as buttery as can be with no butter! With fall flavors throughout, it’s rich, creamy, smooth and oh-so-delicious!
When a raw apple is cooked, the transformation is really quite incredible.
It’s taken from a tart crisp bite, to one that’s soft and sweet. So soft that it’s creamy, rich and buttery!
What is Apple Butter?
- Apple butter is a spread that has a buttery or jam-like consistency.
- It’s a very concentrated applesauce, that’s typically spiced with cinnamon.
- Apple Butter is delicious served with pork, on toast, over ice cream or with a spoon. 😉
Yes, there’s no butter in apple butter — it gets its well deserved name form the super silky texture of the cooked apples. Add some warm spices and it becomes a butter like no other!
Enjoy every last spoonful of this Cinnamon-Cardamom Spiced Apple Butter!
Cinnamon-Cardamom Spiced Apple Butter is as buttery as can be with no butter! With fall flavors throughout, it's rich, creamy, smooth and oh-so-delicious!
Makes 1 1/2 cups
- 2 pounds apples, (I like Fuji for this)
- 5 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cardamom
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- couple pinches of salt
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Peel and core the apples. Then cut them into sixths and add them to a medium-sized soup pot. Add the vinegar, sugar, water and vanilla and mix.
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Place the pot over medium heat and bring to a boil. Immediately cover and reduce the heat to low. Let this simmer until the apples are very tender, about 30 minutes.
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Pour the contents of the pot into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Now pour it back into the pot and add the cardamon, cinnamon and salt. Place it over low heat, this time uncovered, and let it simmer for another 10 minutes, until it's super aromatic and thick.
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Let it cool to room temperature and then store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. (It should keep for a couple of weeks.)
Such a lush fall treat! I especially like the addition of cardamon, sublime!
Thanks, Deb. I love cardamom so much — so good in both sweet & savory recipes. 🙂
I’ve never thought to add cardamom to apples before, but it sounds so good!!! Yum!
Thanks, Jenn. I LOVE cardamom! 🙂
I’m curious how this Apple butter tastes! The spices are intriguing! I once ate it with clove at the dunk! Festival. It was fantastic too!
Thanks for sharing!
Cloves would be lovely in this! 🙂 Hope you try it and thank you!
I love, love, LOVE cardamom! I am sooo making this!! Great recipe!
Thanks so much, Cassandrea! Hope you love it as much as I do. 🙂
I am imagining this on a slice of toast from a loaf of fresh baked bread. It looks and sounds delicious!
Bring on the freshly baked bread please! Yum!
Oh, wow! Yum! This sounds absolutely delicious! I love cardamom. I bet this would be delicious on vanilla or tapioca pudding too.
Agreed! Last night I actually served it with pork and loved that, too.
This apple butter looks a little less cooked to me, and I think that looks fantastic! I can imagine putting this on a lot!
Thanks, Laura! Enjoy! 🙂
Hi Valentina, I saw your link on FBC. This Apple sauce sounds delicious as I loooove both spice cinnamon and cardamon. I usually use cardamon for my fruit salad too. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Thanks so much for visiting my site! I hope you try it and enjoy. 🙂
My father loves apple butter. I think he’d absolutely love this version.
Enjoy! XO
I love cardamom with apples! This is definitely something I would like to make, and I know Mark would love it too.
Thanks, David. It’s one of my favorite flavor combinations. 🙂
I would love this on my porridge of a morning. It sounds delicious.
On porridge is an excellent idea! 🙂
Yum!! Love apple butter and love cardamom! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Nicole! 🙂