apple butter

noun

: a thick brown spread made by cooking apples with sugar and spices usually in cider

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Save them for applesauce or apple butter, where a little breakdown is exactly the point. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Use a wooden spoon to draw a line through the apple butter on the bottom of the pot; if the line holds for 5 seconds before the apple butter merges back together, it’s finished cooking. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026 Caramel Apple Pie Macchiato – Made of espresso and whole milk, salted caramel, apple pie flavors and apple butter drizzle. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Oktoberfest features hayrides around the farm property as well apple butter making. — Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apple butter

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1813, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of apple butter was circa 1813

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“Apple butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20butter. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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