apple butter
noun
: a thick brown spread made by cooking apples with sugar and spices usually in cider
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The palate is creamy and fruity, expressing apple butter, toasted walnuts, cedar, and pumpkin pie flavors.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
My tester boxes included ingredients like gourmet small-batch dark chocolate sauce, a jar of apple butter, and a Speculoos cookie spice blend.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 11 May 2025
About Warm Hearted Cinnamon Bites Unlike Dollywood’s infamous cinnamon bread condiments (sugar icing or apple butter), Universal Orlando’s cinnamon bites will feature another iconic flavor pairing.
—Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
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
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
My tester boxes included ingredients like gourmet small-batch dark chocolate sauce, a jar of apple butter, and a Speculoos cookie spice blend.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 11 May 2025
About Warm Hearted Cinnamon Bites Unlike Dollywood’s infamous cinnamon bread condiments (sugar icing or apple butter), Universal Orlando’s cinnamon bites will feature another iconic flavor pairing.
—Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for apple butter
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“Apple butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20butter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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