Brown Butter Apple Pie Jam
Rich, spoonable brown butter apple pie jam simmered with cinnamon and nutmeg—like apple pie filling in a jar, perfect on toast, biscuits, or swirled into oatmeal.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: about 3 half-pint jars
- Category: Condiment / Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
6 to 7 medium apples, peeled, cored, and chopped (a mix of Granny Smith and Honeycrisp works well)
4 to 6 tbsp unsalted butter, browned
1 to 1½ cups brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar (optional)
1 to 2 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg, freshly grated if possible
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 packet pectin (optional, for a firmer set)
Instructions
1. Melt butter in a light-colored skillet over medium heat, swirling often, until it turns golden amber and smells nutty; remove from heat immediately.
2. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine chopped apples, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice.
3. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 30 minutes until apples soften and break down.
4. Stir in the browned butter and vanilla; mash or blend to your preferred texture.
5. Simmer 10 more minutes to let the flavors meld, stirring in pectin now if using.
6. Ladle into clean jars while hot; water-bath can for shelf storage, or cool and refrigerate.
Notes
Watch the butter closely while browning—it can go from nutty to burnt in under a minute.
Taste your apples before adding sugar, since sweetness varies by variety.
Jam thickens as it cools, so don’t judge the consistency while it’s still hot.
Swap brown sugar for maple syrup for a different kind of warmth.
Find it online: https://www.mediterraneanchef.net/brown-butter-apple-pie-jam/