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apple butter
noun
: a thick brown spread made by cooking apples with sugar and spices usually in cider
Examples of apple butter in a Sentence
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Each boasts a genuine creaking floor, the kid- favorite candy barrels with retro sweets such as caramel bull’s-eyes, kitchen items like cast-iron skillets, and an extensive line of delicious foods including apple butter and peach salsa.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024
Place pot of apple butter in a sink filled with ice water; stir to cool.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
Joe Special includes a four-piece chicken dinner, four 1/2 pints sides, and four biscuits with apple butter.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2024
With nutmeg, apple butter, and cinnamon all on the ingredient list, there will be plenty of fall flavor in each and every bite.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
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.
—The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2023
There’s a pork and applesauce take of moist roasted pork loin served with sauce made with apple butter, on a bed of buttery pureed potatoes and green beans with tiny pieces of strip bacon ($28).
—The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
Products like apple butter are almost entirely carbs, as they are blended and cooked down apples.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 11 Jan. 2024
If mixture is too runny, return to medium heat, and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until liquid evaporates and mixture is the consistency of apple butter.
—Ronni Lundy, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2023
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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 10 Jun. 2024.
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