How to Can Grape Butter

Five jam jars full of can grape butter with a brown bowl in background on a white surface

How to Can 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!

Course Preserving

Cuisine American

Difficulty Intermediate

Method Canning

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings jam jars

Calories 39kcal

Author Kaleb

Ingredients

6 cups Concord grapes removed from stems and washed (see note below)
6 cups sugar

Instructions

Combine grapes and sugar in a heavy-bottom kettle and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
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

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.

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