Easy Apple Pumpkin Butter (Paleo, Vegan, AIP)

5 from 2 votes

Easy Apple Pumpkin Butter (Paleo, Vegan, AIP)

Get the best of both worlds of your Fall favorites with this easy pumpkin apple butter that's paleo and vegan. It's thick and creamy, and so amazing on toast, yogurt, or ice cream!

Prep Time5

Cook Time1 5

Course: Condiment, Dessert, Sauce

Cuisine: American

Keyword: paleo apple butter, paleo apple dessert, paleo fall dessert, paleo pumpkin butter, paleo pumpkin dessert, vegan apple butter, vegan fall dessert, vegan pumpkin butter

Servings: servings - makes 2 cups

Ingredients

2 apples chopped and cored
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg omit for AIP
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 cup pumpkin puree from a can or fresh
1/2 cup water

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, combine apples, maple syrup, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, and cloves.
Cover, and heat over low heat for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. The apples will cook down and mash easily with a spoon. Turn off heat.
Use an immersion blender until smooth and buttery. If you don't have an immersion blender, you can transfer to a regular blender and pour it back into the saucepan.
Add pumpkin puree and water into the saucepan and heat over medium high until the mixture starts to bubble.
Lower the heat to medium low and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
Once the pumpkin apple butter is thickened to your liking, taste to adjust seasoning, then remove from heat and let cool.
OPTIONAL: If you want an extra smooth texture, you can blend the mixture again.
Store in an airtight glass jar for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator, or 1 month in the freezer.

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