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Easy Pumpkin Butter Recipe (Trader Joe's copycat) is a quick and delicious homemade spread with spices, apple cider, and orange! Make it in two steps and enjoy it all season long!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
Get ready to be OBSESSED! Today, I will show you how to make a super quick and easy (oh, so easy!) homemade pumpkin butter with ingredients you most likely already have on hand. If you ever tried Trader Joe's Pumpkin Butter, this one has the same flavors but is much better because you make it easily in your own kitchen.
Make a batch and enjoy on a toasted bagel in the morning, add to your smoothie or latte, mix with cream cheese for a deliciously creamy spread or dip or just spread on crackers.
This Easy Pumpkin Butter is absolutely out-of-this-world delicious! It is perfectly spiced with pumpkin pie spice, cloves and orange! Yes, the orange zest and juice give the butter a hint of citrus that goes so well with the spices. You have to try it! If you make a batch of this delicious Easy Pumpkin Butter, I promise, you will enjoy it and make it all season long!
Ingredients:
- 100% pumpkin puree: not pie filling;
- dark brown sugar: adds a rich flavor to the butter; you can use light brown sugar with molasses;
- pumpkin pie spice: a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves;
- ground cloves: optional but recommended, cloves pair so well with citrus in this butter;
- orange: zested and juiced;
- apple cider: make sure you are not using vinegar; apple juice works too.
How to make Pumpkin Butter?
- Start by adding all of the ingredients to a saucepan.
- Whisk and simmer for a few minutes. Cool, then taste. Add more sugar if you like.
- Pour the butter into jars and keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Uses for pumpkin butter:
Whetheryou have a jar of homemade pumpkin butter or the store-bought kind, there are many ways to enjoy it this season. Here are just a few ideas of using pumpkin butter:
- spread on toasted bagel or bread for a delicious fall breakfast
- add a tablespoon or two toyogurt or parfait
- make a smoothie by adding pumpkin butter, milk and banana to your blender and blending till smooth.
- add a tablespoon or two to your latte for a delicious fall drink!
- spread a layer of this pumpkin butter on top of vanilla cheesecake or bars.
- mix with cream cheese for a delicious dip!
- whisk with brown sugar and half and half and cook until it has a caramel consistency.
- add to your morning oatmeal and garnish with chopped pecans
- spread on pancakes or crepes.
Recipe FAQs:
Can I use fresh pumpkin to make this butter?
Yes! Fresh or canned pumpkin works in this recipe. If your homemade pumpkin puree has a lot of liquid, simmer it first to evaporate excess liquid.
Can this butter be canned?
I do not have experience with canning so I can't guarantee results.
How long does it last?
Pumpkin butter can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Store it in a jar with a lid.
Can I freeze it?
Yes! Pumpkin butter can be placed in a freezer-safe container or bag and frozen for up to 3 months.
More easy pumpkin recipes:
- Pumpkin Syrup
- Homemade Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
- Pumpkin Pie Bars Recipe
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip Recipe
If you like this recipe and make it, let me know in the comments below! Don't forget to rate it if you enjoyed it!
Easy Pumpkin Butter
Author: Anna
Quick and delicious homemade pumpkin butter with spices, apple cider and orange! Make in two steps and enjoy all season long!
4.89 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 34 tablespoon servings
Calories 19 kcal
Ingredients
- 15 oz. 100% pumpkin puree NOT pumpkin pie filling
- 1 orange
- ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
- ½ cup apple cider juice works too
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
Zest and juice the orange.
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Whisk until smooth.
Simmer on medium-low heat for 10 minutes, whisking often. Cool.
Use right away or pour into jars and store in a fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Make sure you are not using pumpkin pie filling. The label should read "100% pumpkin puree".
- Dark brown sugar will add rich, deeper flavor to the butter. However, light brown sugar works too. You can add 1 tablespoon of molasses if using light brown sugar.
- Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use calorie counter you are familiar with.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 19kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 36mg | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1950IU | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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John Paiva says
Canning pumpkin butter or mashed or pureed pumpkin is NOT recommended.
Home canning is not recommended for pumpkin butter or any mashed or pureed pumpkin or winter squash. In 1989, the USDA's Extension Service first published the Complete Guide to Home Canning that remains the basis of Extension recommendations today, found in the December 2009 revision. The only directions for canning pumpkin and winter squash are for cubed flesh. In fact, the directions for preparing the product include the statement, "Caution: Do not mash or puree."Reply
Margaret McLane says
Can this be made with baked pumpkin?
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Anna says
Hi Margaret! By baked pumpkin, do you mean homemade pumpkin puree? If so, then yes, that will work.
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Did you make this recipe? Let me know!
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