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apple butter
noun
: a thick brown spread made by cooking apples with sugar and spices usually in cider
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Get The Recipe 18 of 25 Apple Butter Pound Cake
This tender cake has a ribbon of homemade apple butter running through it for a sweet surprise, plus a rich caramel glaze.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
Apple Butter Old Fashioned An ode to the flavors of fall, this Old Fashioned features Jeptha Creed Four Grain Bourbon combined with apple butter demerara syrup and black walnut bitters.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
He’s been canning the apple butter using Stephenson’s original recipe — once slathered on the restaurant’s rolls and apple fritters and sold in jars to take home.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
Joe's To Go is offering Joe's special four-piece dinner with four (1/2) pints sides and four biscuits with apple butter ($24.99) for carryout.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1813, in the meaning defined above
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“Apple butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20butter. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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