Stovetop Apple Butter
![](https://www.tasteofhome.com/wp-content/themes/bumblebee-toh-child/images/recipes/Symbol-Time.png)
Prep: 25 min. Cook: 8 hours
![](https://www.tasteofhome.com/wp-content/themes/bumblebee-toh-child/images/recipes/Makes-Icon.png)
4 cups
Updated: Jun. 01, 2022
The taste of homemade apple butter is worth the time it takes to make this delectable spread. My dad's family made theirs in the backyard in a big copper kettle over a fire of burning hedge wood. It took 6 bushels of apples, 60 pounds of sugar, four cinnamon sticks, a lemon slice and some nine hours of constant stirring to make 18 gallons of apple butter—about a year's supply! —Rev. Willis Piepenbrink, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Stovetop Apple Butter Recipe photo by Taste of Home