Pumpkin Butter
Pumpkin Butter is a creamy sweet condiment flavored with vanilla, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Perfect spread on biscuits and crackers. Scoop with corn chips and enjoy a sweet-salty snack. Recipe by Beverly Davis for CornbreadMillionaire.com.
Servings: 3 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1-1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar Plus 3 teaspoons of granulated sugar (optional).
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or use ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Combine pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling), light brown sugar, 1/3 cup granulated sugar (save 3 tablespoons of sugar), and lemon juice in a medium-sized saucepan.
- Simmer uncovered for 25-30 minutes over low-medium heat. Stir constantly to prevent sticking. Mixture will turn a beautiful brownish color and will thicken.
- When mixture sticks to spoon, turn heat off. Stir in vanilla, cinnamon (optional), pumpkin pie spice (or allspice), and salt.
- Taste a "cooled" sample. If you prefer sweeter, stir in one teaspoon of sugar. Taste again. Repeat until satisfied with sweetness.
- When satisfied with taste, simmer 10 minutes.
- Cool completely before serving immediately.
- Store in a lidded container. Keep refrigerated.