There is nothing more satisfying than making your own almond butter and saving yourself a few extra dollars, am I right? Plus it’s so easy and the only ingredient you need are the almonds. That’s it! You don’t need to add sugar, or oil, or anything else unless you want to of course. It makes a healthy snack and if you’re doing any Whole 30 or Paleo diet, it’s a total win….
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Portuguese Sweet Bread – Massa
Hello friends!
Our house is slowly getting ready for Easter. I say slowly because we are all getting over one heck of a cold…and sinus infection….not fun. Lots of antibiotics and hot water with lemon and honey. I should have bought stock in lemons and honey…Anyways today I wanted to share a recipe that has been a family favourite for years. Portuguese Sweet Bread, or as we say in our household, Massa. This bread is sweet, and tastes amazing with a little bit of butter, not to mention it smells amazing….
Best Darn Apple Butter: Canuck Style
Today I’m sharing a recipe that will leave your home smelling absolutely amazing, like fall apple fields. So Chris and I made a trip to The Apple Factory in Milton. No, we didn’t go apple picking, I would have probably loved that, but Chris has been gone most of the summer because of his job (he’s in the army) and then he was home for a week before he had to leave for another military exercise in England. Oh, the life of an army wife. So anyway, we decided to head over to the Apple Factory and picked up 3lbs of the most delicious apples and then we were ready to create apple magic.
I used my crockpot to make this amazing no sugar added Apple Butter. I love my crockpot. Whoever invented this pot of magic deserves all the apple butter in the world. *yes I have apples on the brain right now* So in order to save myself the mess and headache of a long clean up, I decided to pull out my slow cooker plastic bag things *yup, technical terms, people.
Okay, so here’s what you’ll need for this awesome “butter.” Yeah, I should probably mention that there is no butter in apple butter. And the only reason it’s Canuck style is because I’m Canadian and it has booze in it…Essentially, my apple butter is like applesauce, except I spread it on toast, slices of bread, scones, etc. It’s really good, well if you skip the Jack Daniels, and you don’t have to worry about added sugar.
You’ll need:
3lb of apples (I used softer, sweeter apples)
1/4 cup water
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp cloves
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup of Jack Daniels Tennessee Fire (optional)
First, peel all the apples. I’m pretty sure an apple peeler would have been handy but sometimes I like to rock it old school with my peelin’ knife. Once the apples are peeled, cut them into slices and toss away the core.
Place all the apple slices in the crockpot. Add the water, spices and Jack Daniels. Once everything is in the crockpot, set it to low for 6 hours. Now get all those Fall chores done, or make yourself my Pumpkin Spice Latte and enjoy the fact that your house will be gradually filled with an amazing Fall scent!
Check your apples once the 6 hours are up. Your apples should be very very soft and brownish.
At this point, I took my wooden spoon and stirred the apples. Once I started stirring, my apple butter began to take shape. Stir until the clumps are gone. Once stirred, I spooned the apple butter into mason jars and let cool before placing them in my fridge.
hmm…now I want bread and apple butter…I think I should go make some bread….enjoy!
PrintBest Darn Apple Butter: Canuck Style
- Total Time: 6 hours 20 mins
- Yield: 3 mason jars 1x
Description
Spread on toast, waffles, pancakes, or eat it straight from the jar. This butter won’t make you feel guilty!
Ingredients
- 3lb of apples (I used softer, sweeter apples)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup of Jack Daniels Tennessee Fire (optional)
Instructions
- Peel all the apples.
- Once the apples are peeled, cut them into slices and toss away the core.
- Place all the apple slices in the crockpot. Add the water, spices and Jack Daniels. Once everything is in the crockpot, set it to low for 6 hours.
- Check your apples once the 6 hours are up. Your apples should be very very soft and brownish. At this point take a wooden spoon and stir the apples. Your apple butter should begin to take shape. Stir until the clumps are gone.
- Once stirred, spoon the apple butter into mason jars and let cool before placing them in the fridge, or spread on a piece of hot toast and ENJOY!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 6 hours
What will you spread your apple butter on?