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Assorted cheese, meats, and wine for a festive charcuterie board.

The Perfect Cheese Plate with Caramel Apple Butter

Bree Hester
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 255 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 1/2 pounds tart apples I used Golden Delicious, not tart but what I like
  • 3 cups apple juice
  • 1 vanilla bean split and seeded (optional)
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Peel and chop apples. Add to a large Dutch oven or 8 quart pot with apple juice.
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  • Add the vanilla seeds and pod to the pot. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat.
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  • Simmer, covered, for 30 to 35 minutes or until very tender.
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  • Take the vanilla bean out, but save it. Run the apples through a food mill, blender, or food processor.
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  • Measure 7 1/2 cups and put it back into the pot. (You may have some leftover.)
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  • Add the vanilla bean back to the pot and add brown sugar, sugar. lemon juice and cinnamon.
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  • Bring to a boil, and reduce heat.
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  • Cook, uncovered for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours, or until the mixture is very thick and the liquid has been cooked out.
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  • Take the vanilla pod out. Transfer into 6 half pint jars. You can can this recipe but adding the butter to hot sterilized canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Process in boiling water canner for 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 1gFat: 0.5gSaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 12mgFiber: 4g
Keyword The Perfect Cheese Plate with Caramel Apple Butter
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