Canned Grape Butter
Grape butter is a great way to use up Concord grapes from a farmer’s market or your own yard. Mixed with equal parts sugar and placed in a quick water bath, this butter will be perfect all year!
Servings: 8 jam jars
Equipment
- 8 jam jars
Ingredients
- 6 cups Concord grapes removed from stems and washed (see note below)
- 6 cups granulated sugar
Instructions
- Combine grapes and sugar in a heavy-bottom kettle and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.6 cups Concord grapes, 6 cups granulated sugar
- Continue boiling until the mixture is at a rolling boil (a boil that cannot be stirred down) and boil for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, remove from heat and push through a cone strainer with paddle. Work through strainer leaving pulp and seeds behind.
- Fill prepared jars, wipe off, and place on lids and rings.
- Place in the waiting water bath for 10 minutes.
- Remove from water bath and let cool for 24 hours before removing rings and storing.
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Notes
Food safety tip – Home canning is safest when you follow research-tested recipes and proper processing times. Improper canning can risk botulism. New to canning? See my Canning 101 Guide and consult the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning.
Alternatively, you can freeze the fruit butter instead of canning.
As a disclaimer, you do need Concord grapes for this, so check local farmer’s markets, friends’ backyards, or specialty grocers.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tbsp | Calories: 39kcal