Cranberry Maple Spread No Butter Recipes

CRANBERRY MAPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine cranberries and apple juice in saucepan. Bring to boil over medium high heat, reduce heat, cover, and boil gently for 5 minutes or until cranberries pop, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat and puree mixture in food processor until smooth. Press through sieve and discard seeds.
• Return to saucepan; add maple syrup, honey and cinnamon and boil gently, uncovered for 10 minutes or until thickened.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Ladle into hot jars and process in hot water bath for 10 minutes.

MAPLE CRANBERRY BUTTER IN 15 MINUTES!

Steps:

• Rinse the cranberries and put them in a large heavy saucepan or pot. A Dutch oven works well.
• Stir in the maple syrup.
• Bring the mixture up to a boil over high heat, then turn the heat down a bit and boil the berries for about 5-10 minutes, until they pop open, soften, and the mixture starts to thicken from the natural pectin in the berries. Stir occasionally so nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan. Note: watch out for those popping berries, they can spit and the mixture is hot.
• Let the cranberry sauce cool a little bit and then transfer to a high speed blender like a Vitamix, or a full sized food processor.
• Process until completely smooth and silky. Note: if your mixture is still hot, take care to cover the top of your machine with a dishcloth to prevent any of the hot mixture erupting.
• At this point my butter was thick and spreadable. If yours is a little looser, you can put it back in your cleaned out saucepan and cook down a little further until it is as thick as you like it. Remember fruit butter thickens further as it chills in the refrigerator.
• Spoon the finished cranberry butter into clean jars, let cool, and then cap and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks to a month.
• To can your butter, pour hot butter into hot sterilized jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace. Wipe jar rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath. (Adjust process times for high altitudes.) Remove canner from heat and remove canner lid. Wait five minutes before removing jars. Let cool 12-24 hours. Check lids for seal, they should not flex when you press in the center.

CRANBERRY-MAPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine the water and cranberries in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes or until cranberries pop. Place cranberry mixture in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth.
• Combine cranberry mixture, maple syrup, sugar, and cinnamon in pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat ; simmer, uncovered 25 minutes or until mixture is thick, stirring frequently. Stir in vanilla. Cool. Store in refrigerator up to 2 months.