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Apple Pumpkin Butter

Children love to visit the apple orchard, but invariably, it means coming home with more apples than you know what to do with. This recipe makes great use of those

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October 7th, 2008

Recipe by Paula Bowman

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“It is such a healthy recipe and not hard to make. It’s unusual, so it’s great for company — makes you appear very enterprising! We loved it on ice cream.” –Krista Tremblay, mom of Celeste, 15, Bethany, 13 and Gaetan, 10, Halifax

Servings
Makes 1 ½ cups
Prep Time

Prep: 30 min
On the table: 2½ hours

Ingredients
  • 2 lbs assorted apples, peeled, cored and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 lb baking pumpkin, peeled, seeded and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 cups apple cider or apple juice
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 whole star anise (or cinnamon stick if preferred)
  • 1/4 tspground allspice
  • 1/4 tspground ginger
    • Directions
  • 1.

    Preheat oven to 350-deg. F.

  • 2.

    Combine apples, pumpkin, apple cider and butter together in a large, shallow 12

  • 3.

    Remove from oven, mash apple mixture with a potato masher or in a food processor for a smoother texture. Add maple syrup, star anise, allspice and ginger and stir well. Return to baking dish and bake in oven, stirring occasionally until thickened and golden brown, about 2 hours. Remove from oven, discard star anise and let stand to cool. Tightly sealed and chilled, apple butter will keep 2 weeks; frozen, it will keep 3 months.

    • Nutrients Per Serving
    Per serving (1 tbsp) 43 calories, 1 g fat, 4 mg calcium, 1 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrates, 1 g fibre, 0 g protein.
    Apple Pumpkin Butter
    Photo by Yvonne Duivenvoorden
    Food styling by Claire Stubbs
    Prop styling by Arren Williams
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