fruit butter

Cooked apple spread

Fruit butter is a thick, smooth spread made by slowly cooking fruit pulp with sugar until it reaches a dense, spreadable consistency.

Unlike jam or jelly, fruit butter contains no pectin and gets its texture from reduction alone.

Apple butter is the most common variety: She spread apple butter on her toast.

The name comes from its butter-like smoothness, not from containing any dairy.

Related

slow-cooked · slow cooker · low and slow · smooth · spiced · jar · toast · autumn · orchard · fall harvest · farmers market · thick · sweet · peach · apricot · simmered · homemade · country kitchen

Categories
Opposites
texture and consistency of fruit preserves

fruit butterjelly

Fruit spread, no seeds

preserves · jam · marmalade · conserves

butter type (fruit-based vs. dairy-based)

fruit butterbutter

Solid fat from cream

cultured butter · salted butter · unsalted butter · clarified butter · ghee

spread type/base ingredient

fruit butterpeanut butter

Paste from ground gourds

nut butter · cheese spread · meat paste · pâté · hummus

Family

fruit, butter, fruits, fruity, fruitful, fruitless, fruition, butters, buttery

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G